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Original Articles

The Early Bronze Age Remains at Tell eṣ-Ṣāfi/Gath: An Interim Report

Itzhaq ShaiBar-Ilan University;Ariel University
,
Haskel J. GreenfieldUniversity of Manitoba
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Johanna RegevBar-Ilan University;Weizmann Institute
,
Elisabetta BoarettoWeizmann Institute
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Adi Eliyahu-BeharBar-Ilan University;Weizmann Institute
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Aren M. MaeirBar-Ilan University
Pages 20-49 | Published online: 22 May 2014

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