The use of dental criteria for estimating postnatal survival in skeletal remains of infants

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-89

  Smith, Patricia ^a   Avishai, Gal ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Age estimation in infants; Ashqelon; Dental development; Dor; Infanticide; Neonatal line; Postnatal survival

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE;

EID: 10244236533     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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