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Microhistory and historical archaeology are important comrades, even in the broad-scale analysis of the modern world. Two scholars in Iceland have been paying close attention to the theory of microhistory. This brief introduction to their papers provides my thoughts on the linkage between historical archaeology and microhistory.
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Orser, C.E. Introduction: Singularization of History and Archaeological Framing. Int J Histor Archaeol 20, 175–181 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-015-0324-3
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