A community in transition: The early bronze age site of qiryat ata as a test case

Tel Aviv

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-243

  Faust, Avraham ^a   Golani, Amir ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

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EID: 76549091046     PISSN: 03344355     EISSN: 20404786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/tav.2008.2008.2.215     Document Type: Article

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