A new reconstruction of the Le Moustier 1 skull and investigation of internal structures using 3-D-μCT data

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 647-665

  Thompson, J L ^a   Illerhaus, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

3 D micro computed tomography; 3 D reconstruction; Bony labyrinth; Frontal sinus morphology; Neandertals

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEANDERTHAL; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032458562     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1998.0261     Document Type: Article

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