Ochre, Ground Stone, and Wrapping the Dead in the Late Epipalaeolithic (Natufian) Levant: Revealing the Funerary Practices at Shubayqa 1, Jordan

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Ochre, Ground Stone, and Wrapping the Dead in the Late Epipalaeolithic (Natufian) Levant: Revealing the Funerary Practices at Shubayqa 1, Jordan. / Richter, Tobias; Bocaege, Emmy; Ilsøe, Peter Carsten; Ruter, Anthony Henry; Pantos, George Alexis; Pedersen, Patrick Nørskov; Yeomans, Lisa.

In: Journal of Field Archaeology, No. 7, 2019, p. 440-457.

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Richter, T, Bocaege, E, Ilsøe, PC, Ruter, AH, Pantos, GA, Pedersen, PN & Yeomans, L 2019, 'Ochre, Ground Stone, and Wrapping the Dead in the Late Epipalaeolithic (Natufian) Levant: Revealing the Funerary Practices at Shubayqa 1, Jordan', Journal of Field Archaeology, no. 7, pp. 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2019.1645546

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Richter, T., Bocaege, E., Ilsøe, P. C., Ruter, A. H., Pantos, G. A., Pedersen, P. N., & Yeomans, L. (2019). Ochre, Ground Stone, and Wrapping the Dead in the Late Epipalaeolithic (Natufian) Levant: Revealing the Funerary Practices at Shubayqa 1, Jordan. Journal of Field Archaeology, (7), 440-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2019.1645546

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Richter T, Bocaege E, Ilsøe PC, Ruter AH, Pantos GA, Pedersen PN et al. Ochre, Ground Stone, and Wrapping the Dead in the Late Epipalaeolithic (Natufian) Levant: Revealing the Funerary Practices at Shubayqa 1, Jordan. Journal of Field Archaeology. 2019;(7):440-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/00934690.2019.1645546

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Richter, Tobias ; Bocaege, Emmy ; Ilsøe, Peter Carsten ; Ruter, Anthony Henry ; Pantos, George Alexis ; Pedersen, Patrick Nørskov ; Yeomans, Lisa. / Ochre, Ground Stone, and Wrapping the Dead in the Late Epipalaeolithic (Natufian) Levant: Revealing the Funerary Practices at Shubayqa 1, Jordan. In: Journal of Field Archaeology. 2019 ; No. 7. pp. 440-457.

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