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Palynological and Archaeological Evidence for Ritual Use of Wine in the Kura-Araxes Period at Aradetis Orgora (Georgia, Caucasus)

Eliso KvavadzeGeorgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Giovanni BoschianUniversità degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy;Palaeo-Research Institute, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4324-6353
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Maia ChichinadzeGeorgian National Museum, Tbilisi, GeorgiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3209-3654
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Iulon GagoshidzeGeorgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Katia GavagninCa’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-2586
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Inga MartkoplishviliGeorgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Elena RovaCa’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 500-522 | Published online: 14 Oct 2019

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