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  1. Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP, Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK

    C. Heron, N. Nemcek & K. M. Bonfield

  2. Hewlett Packard Ltd, SK3 ORB, Cheadle Heath, Stockport, Cheshire, UK

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  3. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield, S10 2TN, Sheffield, UK

    B. S. Ottaway

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Heron, C., Nemcek, N., Bonfield, K.M. et al. The chemistry of neolithic beeswax. Naturwissenschaften 81, 266–269 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01131579

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