A biocultural perspective on Marianas prehistory: Recent trends in bioarchaeological research

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 271-290

  Hanson, Douglas B ^a   Butler, Brian M ^b  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Island ecosystems; Mariana Islands; Skeletal biology

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; BONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; GUAM; HISTORY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; RESEARCH;

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CULTURE; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MICRONESIA; PALEONTOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0030667788     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199711)104:3<271::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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