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Was the prehistoric man an Azeri nationalist?: Mobilized prehistory and nation-building in Azerbaijan

Uri Rosenberga Institute for Jewish Studies and Religious Studies, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;b Centre for Transcultural Studies (HCTS), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 196-214 | Received 04 Dec 2022, Accepted 24 Aug 2023, Published online: 25 Sep 2023

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