Nothing but Cold Ashes? The Cairn Burials of Jebel Qurma, Northeastern Jordan

Throughout the basaltic uplands of northeastern Jordan, there are countless large and small mounds of stone (cairns), which are the burial places of people who roamed the desert many hundreds or thousands of years ago. These numerous graves have never been systematically investigated, and little is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Near Eastern Archaeology (NEA). - The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), 1998. - 80(2017), 2, Seite 132-139
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Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Near Eastern Archaeology (NEA)
Schlagworte:Applied sciences Arts Physical sciences Behavioral sciences Social sciences
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