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Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Western Terrace Early South Arabian (800 BCE-600 CE) hydraulic

Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure Classical (500 BCE-500 CE) ancient-city

Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure — Northern Annex Classical (500 BCE-500 CE) ancient-city

Najran Al-Ukhdood Northern Enclosure — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient-city

Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Eastern Outlier Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient-city

Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Northern Annex Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient-city

Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Southern Extension Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient-city

Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Western Terrace Classical (300 BCE-300 CE) ancient-city

Qaryat al-Faw Market Street East Annex — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Southern Extension Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Western Terrace Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple-complex

Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Eastern Outlier Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple-complex

Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Northern Annex Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple-complex

Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Southern Extension Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple-complex

Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Western Terrace Ubaid Period (6500-3800 BCE) temple-complex

Eridu Temple Platform South Mound Annex — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex Early Bronze Age (3000-2300 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Beydar Temple A Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector Late Chalcolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Eastern Outlier Late Chalcolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple-complex

Tell Brak Eye Temple Outlier Sector — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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