Norse Settlement in the Outer Hebrides

Norwegian Archaeological Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-62

  Sharples, Niall ^a,b   Pearson, Mike Parker ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011466191     PISSN: 00293652     EISSN: 15027678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002936599420894     Document Type: Article

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