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Research Articles

Hobby Metal-detecting as Citizen Science. Background, Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Archeological Finds Recording Schemes

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Pages 89-108 | Received 02 Mar 2021, Accepted 22 Jun 2022, Published online: 22 Mar 2023

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