Evidence of interpersonal violence at the Chalcolithic village of Shiqmim (Israel)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 115-119

  Dawson, L ^a   Levy, T E ^b   Smith, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chalcolithic; Cranial trauma; Israel; Shiqmim; Skeletal; Southern Levant

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844342881     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.665     Document Type: Article

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