Travelling with textiles - production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age

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Travelling with textiles - production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age. / Andersson Strand, Eva.

In: Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Vol. 81, 3, 01.12.2020, p. 65-88.

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Andersson Strand, E 2020, 'Travelling with textiles - production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age', Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, vol. 81, 3, pp. 65-88.

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Andersson Strand, E. (2020). Travelling with textiles - production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age. Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, 81, 65-88. [3].

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Andersson Strand E. Travelling with textiles - production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age. Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. 2020 Dec 1;81:65-88. 3.

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Andersson Strand, Eva. / Travelling with textiles - production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age. In: Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. 2020 ; Vol. 81. pp. 65-88.

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