Reconstructing early neolithic social and economic organization through spatial analysis at Ayn Abu Nukhayla, Southern Jordan

American Antiquity

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 401-424

  Henry, Donald O ^a   Kadowaki, Seiji ^b   Bergin, Sean M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84914106828     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7183/0002-7316.79.3.401     Document Type: Article

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