Archaeological, Linguistic and Historical Sources on Ancient Seafaring: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Early Maritime Contact and Exchange in the Arabian Peninsula

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789048127184, 2010, Pages 251-278

  Boivin, Nicole ^a   Blench, Roger ^b   Fuller, Dorian Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Kay Williamson Educational Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domesticates; Exchange; Linguistics; Maritime; Seafaring; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954436019     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2719-1_18     Document Type: Chapter

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