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Williams, M.A.J. (1988). After the deluge: The Neolithic landscape in North Africa. In
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Williams, M.A.J. (1991). Evolution of the landscape. In
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Williams, M.A.J. (2008). Geology, geomorphology and prehistoric environments. In
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