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Synchronous Stream Deposition throughout the Mediterranean Area in Historical Times
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Synchronous Stream Deposition throughout the Mediterranean Area in Historical Times

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IN a previous communication1, the carbon-14 dating of an alluvial deposit laid down in Libya after Classical times was reported. Reference was also made to deposits of similar age elsewhere in North Africa.

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