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Olivier Aurenche | |
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| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Work on the prehistory of the Levant and Near East |
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| Fields | Archaeology |
Olivier Aurenche is a French archaeologist working in the prehistory of the Levant and Near East. [1]
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