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Into the Darkness: Deep Caves in the Ancient Near East

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|Feb 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jlecol-2017-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 99
Submitted on: Jul 11, 2017
Accepted on: Jan 7, 2018
Published on: Feb 6, 2018
Published by: Czech Society for Landscape Ecology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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