The constitution of philistine identity: Ethnic dynamics in twelfth to tenth century philistia

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-31

  Faust, Avraham ^a   Lev Tov, Justin ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Statistical Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; ARCHAEOLOGY; ETHNIC MINORITY; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; IRON AGE; PREHISTORIC; SOCIAL HISTORY;

PALESTINE;

EID: 79251519001     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.2010.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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