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The Political Economy and Metal Trade in Bronze Age Europe: Understanding Regional Variability in Terms of Comparative Advantages and Articulations

L’économie politique et le commerce des métaux en Europe pendant l’Âge du Bronze: comprendre la variabilité régionale en termes d'avantages comparatifs et linkages

Die politische Ökonomie und Metallhandel im bronzezeitlichen Europa: Zum Verständnis regionaler Variabilität im Sinne von vergleichende Nutzeffekten und Zusammenhängen

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Pages 633-657 | Received 15 Sep 2014, Accepted 06 Mar 2015, Published online: 07 May 2015

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