Investigations into the iron age early historic cultures of the upper gundar basin, madurai district, tamil nadu, india

South Asian Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 119-132

  Selvakumar, V ^a  

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EID: 85007838154     PISSN: 02666030     EISSN: 21532699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02666030.2000.9628584     Document Type: Article

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