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Part II - Variability and Missing Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2022

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The Uncertain Past
Probability in Ancient History
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  • Variability and Missing Data
  • Edited by Myles Lavan, University of St Andrews, Scotland, Daniel Jew, National University of Singapore, Bart Danon, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Book: The Uncertain Past
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  • Edited by Myles Lavan, University of St Andrews, Scotland, Daniel Jew, National University of Singapore, Bart Danon, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Variability and Missing Data
  • Edited by Myles Lavan, University of St Andrews, Scotland, Daniel Jew, National University of Singapore, Bart Danon, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Book: The Uncertain Past
  • Online publication: 18 November 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009121873.006
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