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Moving metals III: Possible origins for copper in Bronze Age Denmark based on lead isotopes and geochemistry
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Late Bronze Age hilted swords, particularly the Naue II type, trace back to the Eastern Alps and appear widely across Central Europe.
“Late Bronze Age hilted swords, particularly the Naue II type, trace back to the Eastern Alps and appear widely across Central Europe (Ling et al. 2014, Ling et al. 2019, Melheim et al. 2018, Rassmann 2013).”
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- Melheim, L., Grandin, L., Persson, P.-O., Billström, K., Stos-Gale, Z., Ling, J., Williams, A., Angelini, I., Canovaro, C., Hjärthner-Holdar, E., & Kristiansen, K.
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- Journal of Archaeological Science
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2018-08
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- 96
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- 85-105
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- 0305-4403
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- uropean Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007–2013)
- Stiftelsen Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (P14–0308:1)
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