Food in late bronze age funerary offerings: Faunal evidence from tomb 1 at tell dothan

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-110

  Lev Tov, Justin S E ^a   Maher, Edward F ^a  

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EID: 85066189429     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/peq.2001.133.2.91     Document Type: Article

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