Skates made of bone : a history / B. A. Thurber.
Skates made of bone : a history / B. A. Thurber.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/2594
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 186 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2020]
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Bone skates
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Summary
""Ice skates made from animal bones were used in Europe for millennia before metal-bladed skates were invented. Archaeological sites have yielded thousands of examples, some of them dating to the Bronze Age. They are often mentioned in popular books on the Vikings and sometimes appear in children's literature. Even after metal skates became the nor...
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Skates made of bone : a history / B. A. Thurber.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/2594
Record Identifier
74VKaPx7LXRZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPx7LXRZ
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ISBN
9781476673905 paperback print
147667390X paperback
DDC
688.7691094
MMS ID
991024315909702626
