The kingdom of kush: An african centre on the periphery of the bronze age world system

Norwegian Archaeological Review

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-70

  Hafsaas Tsakos, Henriette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 70449729780     PISSN: 00293652     EISSN: 15027678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00293650902978590     Document Type: Article

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