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Settlement Archaeology of Mapela — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Mapela — Buried Terrace North (Shashe, Zimbabwe)

Mapela — Buried Terrace North (Shashe, Zimbabwe)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Matara — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Matara — Ancient Town Buried North Terrace (Eritrea)

Matara — Ancient Town Buried North Terrace (Eritrea)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Merv — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North

Merv — Sultan Kala Buried Citadel North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Old Dongola — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Old Dongola — Buried Church North (Nubia, Sudan)

Old Dongola — Buried Church North (Nubia, Sudan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Penjikent — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Penjikent — Buried House Complex North (Sogdiana, Tajikistan)

Penjikent — Buried House Complex North (Sogdiana, Tajikistan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Puhar (Poompuhar) — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu)

Puhar (Poompuhar) — Buried Wharf North (Kaveripattinam, Tamil Nadu)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Qasr Ibrim — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Qasr Ibrim — Buried Cathedral North (Nubia, Egypt)

Qasr Ibrim — Buried Cathedral North (Nubia, Egypt)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Rakhigarhi — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Rakhigarhi — Mound 4 Buried Citadel (Haryana, India)

Rakhigarhi — Mound 4 Buried Citadel (Haryana, India)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Rhapta — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Rhapta — Buried Emporium North (Rufiji, Tanzania)

Rhapta — Buried Emporium North (Rufiji, Tanzania)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Sigiriya — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka)

Sigiriya — Buried Garden North Terrace (Sri Lanka)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Soba East — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan)

Soba East — Buried Church North (Khartoum, Sudan)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Taxila — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara)

Taxila — Bhir Mound Buried Street North (Gandhara)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Thulamela — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Thulamela — Buried Midden North (Kruger, South Africa)

Thulamela — Buried Midden North (Kruger, South Africa)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Aksum — Buried Palace Ta'akha Maryam North (Stela Field, Ethiopia)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Badari — Buried Settlement North (Asyut, Egypt) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Badari — Buried Settlement North (Asyut, Egypt)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Caesarea Iol — Harbour North Breakwater (Cherchell) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Caesarea Iol — Harbour North Breakwater (Cherchell)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Carchemish — Inner Town North Gate (Karkamış, Gaziantep)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Essaouira — Ancient Anchorage North (Mogador, Morocco) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Essaouira — Ancient Anchorage North (Mogador, Morocco)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Gulf of Cambay — Submerged Wall North (Gujarat, Ancillary)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

Encyclopedic overview and coordinates

Harran Tell — Ancient Mound North Trench (Harran)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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