Aging fetal and juvenile skeletons from Roman period Egypt using basiocciput osteometrics

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 356-363

  Tocheri, Matthew W ^a   Molto, J Eldon ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basilar part; Dakhleh Oasis; Dental age; Fetal and juvenile aging; Occipital; Skeletal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038890194     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.634     Document Type: Article

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