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The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean

Cline, Eric H.

Oxford Handbooks (January 1, 2012)

Summary:The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations... [continue reading]

Posted by Jan van der Crabben on December 30, 2011, 19:41.

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