On Pliny, the Essene location and Kh. Qumran

Dead Sea Discoveries

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-21

  Taylor, Joan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asphaltites; Dead Sea; En Gedi; Essenes; Infra; Pliny; Qumran

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949333235     PISSN: 09290761     EISSN: 15685179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156851709X395777     Document Type: Review

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