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of eastern Jordan. It contains the remains of a small hunting camp, which was first built and occupied in the
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and he grazed , and waited the watching tower. Ă” Radhy, (grant) booty and vengeance from the
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336:(1): 7–21.
1135:Categories
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827:Shubayqa 6
767:Tepe Asiab
696:Ganj Dareh
621:Abu Hudhud
587:Wadi Rabah
374:2020-08-19
229:2020-08-19
224:ex oriente
216:"Dhuweila"
200:1850756147
176:References
134:Nabataeans
973:Kharaysin
908:Ghuwayr 1
903:El-Hemmeh
888:Bestansur
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350:0075-8914
315:0075-8914
280:0305-4403
1091:Concepts
1008:Muraybet
993:Matarrah
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898:Dhuweila
842:Yiftahel
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772:M'lefaat
701:Gilgal I
686:Dhuweila
577:Nizzanim
556:Amuq A-B
507:Cultures
130:Safaitic
123:Mehrgarh
31:Dhuweila
1003:Munhata
978:Kaukaba
812:Sabra 1
666:Bouqras
582:Samarra
566:Jarmoan
561:Hassuna
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390:Adamatu
260:Bibcode
155:son of
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88:Bedouin
37:in the
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893:Byblos
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39:Badia
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