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Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall — Archaeological Overview and Gazetteer

Regional Survey Team · 2020 · Journal of Field Archaeology

Overview of Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall

Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2020Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Ephesus — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Ephesus — Terrace House 2 Peristyle Court East

Ephesus — Terrace House 2 Peristyle Court East

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Harran — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha)

Harran — University North Lecture Hall (Ruha)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Jerash — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Jerash — North Theatre West Entrance (Gerasa)

Jerash — North Theatre West Entrance (Gerasa)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Qasr al-Hallabat — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall

Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Troy VIIa — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Troy VIIa — Citadel East Gate (Hisarlik)

Troy VIIa — Citadel East Gate (Hisarlik)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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Settlement Archaeology of Zeugma — Stratigraphy and Urbanism

G. Algaze, M. Frangipane · 2019 · Antiquity

Stratigraphy of Zeugma — Mosaic House Danae Room Peristyle North

Zeugma — Mosaic House Danae Room Peristyle North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2019Open source

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