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Mari — Palace East Wing Archive Room — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Mari — Palace East Wing Archive Room

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Palmyra — Tower Tomb E (Elahbel Sector) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Palmyra — Tower Tomb E (Elahbel Sector)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Petra — Ad-Deir Ancillary Cistern Terrace — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Petra — Ad-Deir Ancillary Cistern Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Petra — Qasr al-Bint North Podium Niche — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Petra — Qasr al-Bint North Podium Niche

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Phaistos — Upper Court West Wing Annex (Messara) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Phaistos — Upper Court West Wing Annex (Messara)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Qatna — Royal Hypogeum Antechamber East — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Qatna — Royal Hypogeum Antechamber East

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Resafa (Sergiopolis) — North Basilica Cistern B — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Resafa (Sergiopolis) — North Basilica Cistern B

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell Brak — Eye Temple North Audience Hall — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Tell Brak — Eye Temple North Audience Hall

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell Halaf — North Palace Annex (Khabur) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Tell Halaf — North Palace Annex (Khabur)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Tell Leilan — Acropolis Lower Town Gate

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ugarit — Royal Palace West Archive (Ras Shamra) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Ugarit — Royal Palace West Archive (Ras Shamra)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Vinča–Belo Brdo — Deep Pit Sanctuary Square N3 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Vinča–Belo Brdo — Deep Pit Sanctuary Square N3

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East

Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44 — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44

Lepenski Vir — Sector C Trapezoidal House C44

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Palmyra — Tower Tomb E (Elahbel Sector) — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Palmyra — Tower Tomb E (Elahbel Sector)

Palmyra — Tower Tomb E (Elahbel Sector)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Petra — Ad-Deir Ancillary Cistern Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Petra — Ad-Deir Ancillary Cistern Terrace

Petra — Ad-Deir Ancillary Cistern Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Resafa (Sergiopolis) — North Basilica Cistern B — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Resafa (Sergiopolis) — North Basilica Cistern B

Resafa (Sergiopolis) — North Basilica Cistern B

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Akrotiri — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Akrotiri — West House Annex North Room (Thera)

Akrotiri — West House Annex North Room (Thera)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Apamea — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Apamea — North Colonnade Insula (Orontes)

Apamea — North Colonnade Insula (Orontes)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Bosra — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Bosra — Nabatean Arch East Gate (Hawran)

Bosra — Nabatean Arch East Gate (Hawran)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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