Patterns of Cranial Trauma in a Prehistoric Population from Central California

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-50

  Jurmain, Robert ^a   Bellifemine, Viviana Ines ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Cranial injury; Interpersonal aggression; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002566935     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199701)7:1<43::aid-oa316>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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