The application of concepts and methods of the earth sciences (especially geology, geomorphology, hydrology, sedimentology, pedology, and exploration geophysics) to archaeological problems

Lemnian earth and the earths of the Aegean : an archaeological guide to medicines, pigments and washing powders / Effie Photos-Jones and Allan J. Hall.

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Lemnian earth and the earths of the Aegean : an archaeological guide to medicines, pigments and washing powders / Effie Photos-Jones and Allan J. Hall.