Bicoronal synostosis in a child from historic Omaha Cemetery 25DK10

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-376

  Pedersen, Scott C ^a   Antón, Susan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicoronal fusion; Craniosynostosis; Omaha Tribe

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR FONTANEL; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CHILD; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROCEPHALUS; ORBIT; POSTHUMOUS CARE;

ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SKULL; SYNOSTOSIS;

EID: 0031909075     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199803)105:3<369::AID-AJPA6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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