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Catalhoyuk South Area Midden Trench 5 — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Catalhoyuk South Area Midden Trench 5 — Southern Extension Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7400-6000 BCE) ancient-village

Catalhoyuk South Area Midden Trench 5 — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Catalhoyuk South Area Midden Trench 5 — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Catalhoyuk South Area Midden Trench 5 — Western Terrace Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7400-6000 BCE) ancient-village

Catalhoyuk South Area Midden Trench 5 — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8800 BCE) temple-complex

Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Northern Annex Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8800 BCE) temple-complex

Gobekli Tepe Enclosure F Annex East — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE) ancient-village

Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Eastern Outlier Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE) ancient-village

Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Northern Annex Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE) ancient-village

Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Southern Extension Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE) ancient-village

Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace Mesolithic-Neolithic (7000-5000 BCE) ancient-village

Lepenski Vir Terrace Lower Dwelling 12 — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Eastern Outlier Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) hydraulic

Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Southern Extension Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) hydraulic

Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Western Terrace Hellenistic (400-200 BCE) hydraulic

Seuthopolis Reservoir Embankment East — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell

Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Eastern Outlier Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell

Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Northern Annex Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell

Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Southern Extension Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell

Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Western Terrace Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic (5700-4500 BCE) tell

Vinca Belo Brdo Deep Sounding East — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier — Excavation Report and Radiocarbon Chronology

C. Researcher, D. Archaeologist · 2019 · Journal of Archaeological Science

Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Excavation Report and Radiocarbon Chronology

C. Researcher, D. Archaeologist · 2019 · Journal of Archaeological Science

Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex — Excavation Report and Radiocarbon Chronology

C. Researcher, D. Archaeologist · 2019 · Journal of Archaeological Science

Butmir Neolithic Settlement Trench North — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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