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Moving metals IV: Swords, metal sources and trade networks in Bronze Age Europe
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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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- Ling, J., Hjärthner-Holdar, E., Grandin, L., Stos-Gale, Z., Kristiansen, K., Melheim, A. L., Artioli, G., Angelini, I., Krause, R., & Canovaro, C.
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- Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
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- Elsevier BV
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- 2019-08
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- 26
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- 101837
- ISSN
- 2352-409X
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- en
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- Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences (P14-0308:1)
- European Research Council
- Swedish Research Council
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