Production centres and distribution patterns of khirbet kerak ware in the southern levant: A typological and petrographic perspective

Tel Aviv

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-180

  Zuckerman, Sharon ^a   Ziv Esudri, Adi ^b   Cohen Weinberger, Anat ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

EARLY bronze age; KHIRBET kerak ware; Petrography; POTTERY production and distribution; SOUTHERN levant

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052279327     PISSN: 03344355     EISSN: 20404786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/033443509x12506723940604     Document Type: Article

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