The camel and the tent: An exploration of technological change among early pastoralists

Journal of Near Eastern Studies

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-77

  Rosen, Steven A ^a   Saidel, Benjamin A ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953918124     PISSN: 00222968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/654940     Document Type: Review

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