Differential diagnosis of a prehistoric biological object from the Koster (Illinois) site

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-164

  Komar, Debra ^a   Buikstra, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dystrophic calcification; Koster site; Lithopaedion; Lymph node; Ovarian cyst; Ovary; Palaeopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844341555     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.670     Document Type: Article

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