Zsolt Körösfői, Marosszentanna. Sântana de Mureș. Late imperial cemetery at the Mureş. 	 
Nyíregyháza 2024, 184 p., 129 Figs. and 11 Plates, ISBN 978–615–5619–30–4 (review)

LĂZĂRESCU, VLAD-ANDREI

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