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Breakthrough of the Nordic Bronze Age: Transcultural Warriorhood and a Carpathian Crossroad in the Sixteenth Century bc

Percée de l'Âge du Bronze nordique: guerriers transculturels et carrefour carpate au 16e siècle bc

Der Durchbruch der Nordischen Bronzezeit: Transkulturelle Kriegerschaft und ein karpatenländischer Kreuzungspunkt im 16. Jh. v. Chr.

Pages 602-633 | Received 10 Nov 2013, Accepted 27 Mar 2014, Published online: 10 Jul 2014

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