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1 - The Garamantes and the Origins of Saharan Trade

State of the Field and Future Agendas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2017

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David Mattingly
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D. J. Mattingly ,
V. Leitch ,
C. N. Duckworth ,
A. Cuénod ,
M. Sterry  and
F. Cole
D. J. Mattingly
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University of Leicester
V. Leitch
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University of Leicester
C. N. Duckworth
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
A. Cuénod
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University of Leicester
M. Sterry
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University of Leicester
F. Cole
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University College London, Qatar
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