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Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge — Southern Extension Iron Age (900-100 BCE) rock_cut

Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge — Western Terrace Iron Age (900-100 BCE) rock_cut

Al Ula Dedan Necropolis Lion Tomb Access Ridge — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Mari Palace Western Annex Drain Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient-city

Mari Palace Western Annex Drain

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Eastern Outlier Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient-city

Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient-city

Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Southern Extension Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient-city

Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Western Terrace Early Bronze Age (2900-1750 BCE) ancient-city

Mari Palace Western Annex Drain — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

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

Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

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

Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

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

Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

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

Marib Great Dam North Sluice Annex — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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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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