Evidence of Prehistoric Scalping at Vosberg, Central Arizona

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 230-248

  Bueschgen, Wolf D ^a   Troy Case, D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Prehistory; Scalping; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040606888     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199606)6:3<230::aid-oa268>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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