Animal sacrifice, archives, and feasting at the palace of Nestor

Hesperia

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-195

  Stacker, Sharon R ^a   Davis, Jack L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 67649675038     PISSN: 0018098X     EISSN: 15535622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2972/hesp.2004.73.2.179     Document Type: Article

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