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- ↑ Kelly, John (13 January 2014). "Local Intriguing story behind a stone figure at Dumbarton Oaks". The Washington Post . Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ↑ "Helge Marcus Ingstad". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 8 February 2019.