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Sedeinga Pyramid 215 West Facade: archaeology and landscape — survey and excavation report

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Primary publication for Sedeinga Pyramid 215 West Facade

Sedeinga Pyramid 215 West Facade

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Pyramid Structure 10: archaeology and landscape — survey and excavation report

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Primary publication for Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Pyramid Structure 10

Shahr-e Sukhteh Burnt City Pyramid Structure 10

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tepe Sialk Ziggurat South Mound Platform: archaeology and landscape — survey and excavation report

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Primary publication for Tepe Sialk Ziggurat South Mound Platform

Tepe Sialk Ziggurat South Mound Platform

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Ur Ziggurat Nabonidus Stair North Flight: archaeology and landscape — survey and excavation report

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Primary publication for Ur Ziggurat Nabonidus Stair North Flight

Ur Ziggurat Nabonidus Stair North Flight

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Abu Rawash Pyramid A North Substructure — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Abu Rawash Pyramid A North Substructure

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Abusir Queen's Pyramid Lepsius XXV East Chapel — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Abusir Queen's Pyramid Lepsius XXV East Chapel

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Blombos Cave M1 Still Bay Bifacial Layer — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Blombos Cave M1 Still Bay Bifacial Layer

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Edfu South Small Step Pyramid Nag el-Mamariya — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Edfu South Small Step Pyramid Nag el-Mamariya

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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El-Kula Small Step Pyramid Hierakonpolis North — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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El-Kula Small Step Pyramid Hierakonpolis North

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Elephantine Small Step Pyramid Island Platform — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Elephantine Small Step Pyramid Island Platform

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Giza Queen's Pyramid G IIIa Substructure — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Giza Queen's Pyramid G IIIa Substructure

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Giza Queen's Pyramid G Ia East Face — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Giza Queen's Pyramid G Ia East Face

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Great Zimbabwe Great Enclosure Tower — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Great Zimbabwe Great Enclosure Tower

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Great Zimbabwe Hill Complex West Enclosure Wall — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Great Zimbabwe Hill Complex West Enclosure Wall

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Hawara Pyramid Labyrinth South Wing

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Ifè Opa Oranmiyan Stele Base — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Ifè Opa Oranmiyan Stele Base

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Klasies River Cave 1A Howiesons Poort Layer — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Klasies River Cave 1A Howiesons Poort Layer

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Lahun Pyramid North Causeway Valley Temple — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Lahun Pyramid North Causeway Valley Temple

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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Mapungubwe Hill Summit Grave 14 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2024 · Wikimedia Foundation

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Mapungubwe Hill Summit Grave 14

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2024Open source

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