Mt. Lykaion excavation and survey project, part 1 the upper sanctuary

Hesperia

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 569-652

  Starkovich, Britt M ^a   Romano, David Gilman ^b   Voyatzis, Mary E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84920118689     PISSN: 0018098X     EISSN: 15535622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2972/hesperia.83.4.0569     Document Type: Review

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