Finding Vikings in the Danelaw

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 413-434

  Buckberry, Jo ^a   Montgomery, Janet ^b   Towers, Jacqueline ^a   Müldner, Gundula ^c   Holst, Malin ^d   Evans, Jane ^e   Gledhill, Andrew ^a   Neale, Naomi ^a   Lee Thorp, Julia ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^e NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84908668894     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: 14680092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ojoa.12045     Document Type: Article

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