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Seated human-like figurine
ÞJMS · Iceland
Seated human-like figurine
 Decorated plaque
UMAK · Norway
Decorated plaque
Line runner
FÍ · Iceland
Line runner
Spindle Whorl
KHM · Norway
Spindle Whorl
 Decorated plaque with face-like motif
ÞJMS · Iceland
Decorated plaque with face-like motif
 Rune pin
VM · Norway
Rune pin
FÍ — Reykjavik HWM — Húsavík KHM — Oslo ÞJMS — Reykjavík UMAK — Tromsø VM — Trondheim AM — Stavanger UM — Bergen

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Week of 12 Oct
Decorated plaque
UMAK — Tromsø Norway
UMAK-HV35

Decorated plaque

Small decorated whale-bone plaque with a convex profile. The central panel has concave sides framed by incised lines and simplified meander motifs. The curved upper section termina…

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ÞJMS
Seated human-like figurine
UMAK
Decorated plaque
FÍ
Line runner
KHM
Spindle Whorl
ÞJMS
Decorated plaque with face-like motif
VM
Rune pin

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9th Workshop Young Researchers in Archaeometry

The National Museum of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland

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