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Hunting at the Fringe of the Desert: Animal Exploitation at Nahal Efe (northern Negev, Israel) during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B 沙漠边缘的狩猎:前陶器新石器时代的Nahal Efe(以色列内盖夫北部)的动物剥削

Paléorient Pub Date : 2023-06-22 DOI: 10.4000/paleorient.2868

Roger Alcàntara, Alejandro Sierra, Lionel Gourichon, Maria Saña, Judit Alejandre, Luis Teira, Jacob Vardi, Ferran Borrell

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Conclusion: Progress Report on the State of Palaeolithic Research in Arabia 结论:阿拉伯地区旧石器时代研究进展报告

Paléorient Pub Date : 2023-06-22 DOI: 10.4000/paleorient.3115

Jeffrey I. Rose

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