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139: /
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1396:Paléorient
1374:References
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1127:Yarim Tepe
1046:Tepe Sialk
972:Lahuradewa
797:Mehrgarh I
784:Ganj Dareh
766:(7000 BC)
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231:Site notes
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194:c. 8000 BC
127:35°33′20″E
124:32°36′10″N
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361:Near East
357:Neolithic
258:Condition
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239:1986-1987
215:Neolithic
199:Abandoned
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221:Cultures
186:Lake bed
183:Material
94:Location
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1441:Bibcode
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330:History
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178:History
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