On some South Levantine early bronze age ceramic 'wares' and styles

Palestine Exploration Quarterly

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-32

  Braun, Eliot ^a  

^a W F Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Associate Researcher   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abydos ware; Early Bronze Age pottery; Erani C; Grey burnished ware; Metallic ware; Pottery styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860007644     PISSN: 00310328     EISSN: 17431301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/003103212X13177220555442     Document Type: Review

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