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Bog Bodies and Bog Lands

Trophies of Science, Art and the Imagination

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Finn, C.A. (2006). Bog Bodies and Bog Lands. In: Russell, I. (eds) Images, Representations and Heritage. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-32216-7_12

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