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SPECIAL SECTION: Islands, Coastlines, and Stable Isotopes: Advances in Archaeology and Geochemistry

“To the Land or to the Sea”: Diet and Mobility in Early Medieval Frisia

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Pages 255-277 | Received 20 Sep 2012, Accepted 08 Jan 2013, Published online: 17 Jul 2013

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