Leather Shoes in Early Danish Cities: Choices of Animal Resources and Specialization of Crafts in Viking and Medieval Denmark

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Leather Shoes in Early Danish Cities : Choices of Animal Resources and Specialization of Crafts in Viking and Medieval Denmark. / Brandt, Luise Ørsted; Amsgaard Ebsen, Jannie; Haase, Kirstine.

In: European Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2020, p. 428-450.

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Brandt, LØ, Amsgaard Ebsen, J & Haase, K 2020, 'Leather Shoes in Early Danish Cities: Choices of Animal Resources and Specialization of Crafts in Viking and Medieval Denmark', European Journal of Archaeology, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 428-450. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2020.2

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Brandt, L. Ø., Amsgaard Ebsen, J., & Haase, K. (2020). Leather Shoes in Early Danish Cities: Choices of Animal Resources and Specialization of Crafts in Viking and Medieval Denmark. European Journal of Archaeology, 23(3), 428-450. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2020.2

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Brandt LØ, Amsgaard Ebsen J, Haase K. Leather Shoes in Early Danish Cities: Choices of Animal Resources and Specialization of Crafts in Viking and Medieval Denmark. European Journal of Archaeology. 2020;23(3):428-450. https://doi.org/10.1017/eaa.2020.2

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Brandt, Luise Ørsted ; Amsgaard Ebsen, Jannie ; Haase, Kirstine. / Leather Shoes in Early Danish Cities : Choices of Animal Resources and Specialization of Crafts in Viking and Medieval Denmark. In: European Journal of Archaeology. 2020 ; Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. 428-450.

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