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Microwear and Reflectance Transformation Imaging Data of Iconic Viking-Age Anthropomorphic Figures: A BODY-POLITICS Dataset Cover

Microwear and Reflectance Transformation Imaging Data of Iconic Viking-Age Anthropomorphic Figures: A BODY-POLITICS Dataset

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.180 | Journal eISSN: 2049-1565
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 18, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 19, 2025
Published on: Dec 3, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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