A modern human humerus from the early Aurignacian of Vogelherdhohle (Stetten, Germany)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 251-273

  Churchill, Steven E ^a   Smith, Fred H ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hominid paleontology; Neandertals; Origin of modern humans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FOSSIL; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; SKELETON;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BIOMECHANICS; DIAPHYSES; FOSSILS; GERMANY; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; HUMERUS;

EID: 0034043988     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(2000)112:2<251::AID-AJPA10>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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