Feeling the earth move: Cultivation techniques on steep slopes in classical antiquity

Human Landscapes in Classical Antiquity: Environment and Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 44-67

  Foxhall, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921278923     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203426906     Document Type: Chapter

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