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Millennial-Scale Transformations of Land Use in a Canyon in Southeast Arabia: Insights from Archaeological Investigations in Tanuf, North-Central Oman Cover

Millennial-Scale Transformations of Land Use in a Canyon in Southeast Arabia: Insights from Archaeological Investigations in Tanuf, North-Central Oman

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/oq.148 | Journal eISSN: 2055-298X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2024
Accepted on: Nov 27, 2024
Published on: Feb 13, 2025
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