Early copper age settlements in the Körös region of the Great Hungarian Plain

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-183

  Parkinson, William A ^a   Yerkes, Richard W ^b   Gyucha, Attila ^c   Sarris, Apostolos ^d   Morris, Margaret ^e   Salisbury, Roderick B ^f  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Field Service for Cultural Heritage   (Hungary)

^d INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper age; Fortifications; Neolithic; Surface survey; Tiszapolg r

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951868492     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346910X12707321520675     Document Type: Review

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