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Cover illustration: A beacon foundation at Veten, Atløyna, Askvoll Municipality, Vestland County, western Norway. Photo: Marie Ødegaard.
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ISSN 1385-7827
ISBN 978-90-04-74969-6 (hardback)
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DOI 10.1163/9789004749702
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