Keros: Dhaskalio and Kavos, early cycladic stronghold and ritual centre. Preliminary report of the 2006 and 2007 excavation seasons

Annual of the British School at Athens

Volumn 102, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-136

  French, Charles ^a   Sotirakopoulou, Panagiota ^b  

^a MCDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 62649109901     PISSN: 00682454     EISSN: 20452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0068245400021444     Document Type: Review

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