Bronze Age Acrobats: Denmark, Egypt, Crete

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Bronze Age Acrobats : Denmark, Egypt, Crete. / Iversen, Rune.

I: World Archaeology, Bind 46, Nr. 2, 2014, s. 242-255.

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Iversen, R 2014, 'Bronze Age Acrobats: Denmark, Egypt, Crete', World Archaeology, bind 46, nr. 2, s. 242-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.886526

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Iversen, R. (2014). Bronze Age Acrobats: Denmark, Egypt, Crete. World Archaeology, 46(2), 242-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.886526

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Iversen R. Bronze Age Acrobats: Denmark, Egypt, Crete. World Archaeology. 2014;46(2):242-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/00438243.2014.886526

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Iversen, Rune. / Bronze Age Acrobats : Denmark, Egypt, Crete. I: World Archaeology. 2014 ; Bind 46, Nr. 2. s. 242-255.

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