Concordance of cranial and dental morphological traits and evidence for endogamy in ancient Egypt

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 237-246

  Prowse, Tracy L ^a   Lovell, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological distance; Egypt; Social inequality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; EGYPT; HUMAN; SKULL; SOCIAL STATUS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

EGYPT; FOSSILS; HUMANS; PALEODONTOLOGY; SKULL; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029739362     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199610)101:2<237::AID-AJPA8>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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