Miniature quern- and millstones from Shetland's Scandinavian past

Acta Archaeologica

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 105-121

  Hansen, Steffen Stummann ^a   Larsen, Anne Christine ^b  

^a Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation   (Denmark)

^b Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde   (Denmark)

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EID: 84877146847     PISSN: 0065101X     EISSN: 16000390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0390.2000.d01-9.x     Document Type: Article

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