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Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland

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Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland. / Frei, Karin M.; Coutu, Ashley N.; Smiarowski, Konrad et al.

I: World Archaeology, Bind 47, Nr. 3, 2015, s. 439-466.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

Harvard

Frei, KM, Coutu, AN, Smiarowski, K, Harrison, R, Madsen, KK, Arneborg, J, Frei, R, Gudmundsson, G, Sindbæk, SM, Woollett, J, Hartman, S, Hicks, M & McGovern, TH 2015, 'Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland', World Archaeology, bind 47, nr. 3, s. 439-466.

APA

Frei, K. M., Coutu, A. N., Smiarowski, K., Harrison, R., Madsen, K. K., Arneborg, J., Frei, R., Gudmundsson, G., Sindbæk, S. M., Woollett, J., Hartman, S., Hicks, M., & McGovern, T. H. (2015). Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland. World Archaeology, 47(3), 439-466.

CBE

Frei KM, Coutu AN, Smiarowski K, Harrison R, Madsen KK, Arneborg J, Frei R, Gudmundsson G, Sindbæk SM, Woollett J, et al. 2015. Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland. World Archaeology. 47(3):439-466.

MLA

Frei, Karin M. et al. "Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland". World Archaeology. 2015, 47(3). 439-466.

Vancouver

Frei KM, Coutu AN, Smiarowski K, Harrison R, Madsen KK, Arneborg J et al. Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland. World Archaeology. 2015;47(3):439-466.

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Frei, Karin M. ; Coutu, Ashley N. ; Smiarowski, Konrad et al. / Was it for walrus? Viking Age settlement and medieval walrus ivory trade in Iceland and Greenland. I: World Archaeology. 2015 ; Bind 47, Nr. 3. s. 439-466.

Bibtex

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RIS

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AU - Frei, Karin M.

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AU - Smiarowski, Konrad

AU - Harrison, Ramona

AU - Madsen, Kristian K.

AU - Arneborg, Jette

AU - Frei, Robert

AU - Gudmundsson, Gardar

AU - Sindbæk, Søren Michael

AU - Woollett, James

AU - Hartman, Steven

AU - Hicks, Megan

AU - McGovern, Thomas H.

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