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„Schalkenburg“- Nachbau eines stichbandkeramischen Palisadensystems

LEINEWEBER, R., "„Schalkenburg“- Nachbau eines stichbandkeramischen Palisadensystems", Experimentelle Archäologie in Europa, Bilanz 2012, vol. Heft 11, Unteruhldingen, Europäische Vereinigung zur Förderung der Experimentellen Archäologie e.V., pp. 173-185, 2012.

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What did people in the Middle Ages believe in (NL)?

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