The iron age chronology debate: Is the gap narrowing? Another viewpoint

Near Eastern Archaeology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-111

  Mazar, Amihai ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84867783125     PISSN: 10942076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5615/neareastarch.74.2.0105     Document Type: Article

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