Photogrammetry and Reflective Transformational Imaging models of traumatic injuries from Iron and Viking-Age Scandinavia: A BODY-POLITICS Dataset
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joad.216 | Journal eISSN: 2049-1565
Language: English
Page range: 22 - 22
Submitted on: Jun 2, 2026
Accepted on: Oct 9, 2026
Published on: Oct 21, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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