Central Asian Village at the Dawn of Civilizat – Excavations at Anau, Turkmenistan
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
Av Fredrik T. Hiebert, Kakamurad Kurbansakhatov, Fredrik T Hiebert
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2003-04-28
- Mått216 x 279 x 15 mm
- Vikt666 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor490
- FörlagUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
- ISBN9781931707503