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Five - Interlocking Commercial Networks and the Infrastructure of Trade in Western Asia during the Bronze Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2018

Kristian Kristiansen
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Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
Thomas Lindkvist
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Göteborgs Universitet, Sweden
Janken Myrdal
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Trade and Civilisation
Economic Networks and Cultural Ties, from Prehistory to the Early Modern Era
, pp. 113 - 142
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Print publication year: 2018

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Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

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