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Early Copper Age Settlements in the Körös Region of the Great Hungarian Plain

William A. Parkinson
,
Richard W. Yerkes
,
Attila Gyucha
,
Apostolos Sarris
,
Margaret Morris
&
Roderick B. Salisbury
Pages 164-183 | Published online: 18 Jul 2013

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