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THE PALAIOPYRGOS TOWER ON PAROS (CYCLADES): INVESTIGATING GREEK RURAL LANDSCAPES USING GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTION AND SURFACE SURVEY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2025

Emlyn Dodd ,
Stephen Kay ,
Evan Levine ,
Elena Pomar  and
Christopher Whittaker
Emlyn Dodd
Affiliation:
Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Stephen Kay
Affiliation:
British School at Rome
Evan Levine
Affiliation:
Faculty of Theology & School of Archaeology, University of Copenhagen emlyn.dodd@sas.ac.uk s.kay@bsrome.it evl@teol.ku.dk e.pomar@bsrome.it c.whittaker@bsrome.it
Elena Pomar
Affiliation:
British School at Rome
Christopher Whittaker
Affiliation:
British School at Rome
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Papers of the British School at Rome , Volume 93 , October 2025 , pp. 413 - 419
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