Ranks to Riches, Bust to Posh: Modelling Wealth and Inequality in the Czech Corded Ware Culture

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Ranks to Riches, Bust to Posh : Modelling Wealth and Inequality in the Czech Corded Ware Culture. / Nørtoft, Mikkel.

University of Copenhagen, 2024. 385 s.

Publikation: Bog/antologi/afhandling/rapport › Ph.d.-afhandling › Forskning

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Nørtoft, M 2024, Ranks to Riches, Bust to Posh: Modelling Wealth and Inequality in the Czech Corded Ware Culture. University of Copenhagen.

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Nørtoft, M. (2024). Ranks to Riches, Bust to Posh: Modelling Wealth and Inequality in the Czech Corded Ware Culture.

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Nørtoft M. Ranks to Riches, Bust to Posh: Modelling Wealth and Inequality in the Czech Corded Ware Culture. University of Copenhagen, 2024. 385 s.

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Nørtoft, Mikkel. / Ranks to Riches, Bust to Posh : Modelling Wealth and Inequality in the Czech Corded Ware Culture. University of Copenhagen, 2024. 385 s.

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