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Environmental Archaeology in the Western Negev

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The extent of change in environment and settlement during the past 1,500 years was demonstrated last year in the semi-arid zone of the western Negev by a multi-disciplinary British team.

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WILLIAMS, D. Environmental Archaeology in the Western Negev. Nature 242, 501–503 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242501a0

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