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3 - The Environmental Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2016

Nadine Moeller
Nadine Moeller
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The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
From the Predynastic Period to the End of the Middle Kingdom
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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  • The Environmental Setting
  • Nadine Moeller, University of Chicago
  • Book: The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
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  • Book: The Archaeology of Urbanism in Ancient Egypt
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139942119.005
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