Diaphyseal cross-sectional geometry of Near Eastern Middle Palaeolithic humans: The Tibia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1289-1300

  Trinkaus, Erik ^a,b   Ruff, Christopher B ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Human palaeontology; Modern humans; Neanderthals; Tibia

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; PALEOLITHIC; PALEONTOLOGY;

MIDDLE EAST;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 0033394707     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0361     Document Type: Article

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