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Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut

Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace Late Neolithic (3600-2500 BCE) rock_cut

Hal Tarxien Hypogeum Extension North — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE) ancient-village

Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex Early Bronze Age (3200-2000 BCE) ancient-village

Lerna House of Tiles Annex Courtyard — Northern Annex

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Eastern Outlier — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Eastern Outlier Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple-complex

Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Eastern Outlier

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Southern Extension — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Southern Extension Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple-complex

Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Southern Extension

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Western Terrace — Archaeological Overview and Cultural Context

A. Smith, B. Jones · 2021 · Antiquity

Overview of Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Western Terrace Late Neolithic Temple Period (3600-2500 BCE) temple-complex

Tarxien Central Temple Outlier Court — Western Terrace

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2021Open source

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