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Households in Transition

Neolithic Social Organization Within Southwest Asia

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Life in Neolithic Farming Communities

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  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-306-46122-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-0-306-47166-7

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