Insignificants – speculative fabulations for the incidental and useless

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Insignificants – speculative fabulations for the incidental and useless. / Sørensen, Tim Flohr.

In: Norwegian Archaeological Review, Vol. 56, No. 2, 2023, p. 214-228.

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Sørensen, TF 2023, 'Insignificants – speculative fabulations for the incidental and useless', Norwegian Archaeological Review, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 214-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2023.2210579

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Sørensen, T. F. (2023). Insignificants – speculative fabulations for the incidental and useless. Norwegian Archaeological Review, 56(2), 214-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2023.2210579

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Sørensen TF. Insignificants – speculative fabulations for the incidental and useless. Norwegian Archaeological Review. 2023;56(2):214-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/00293652.2023.2210579

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Sørensen, Tim Flohr. / Insignificants – speculative fabulations for the incidental and useless. In: Norwegian Archaeological Review. 2023 ; Vol. 56, No. 2. pp. 214-228.

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