Identification of historical human skeletal remains: A case study using skeletal and dental age, history and DNA

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-72

  Katzenberg, M A ^a   Oetelaar, G ^a   Oetelaar, J ^a   Fitzgerald, C ^b   Yang, D ^c   Saunders, S R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age determination; DNA; Historical archaeology; mtDNA; Odontology; Subadult skeleton; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844352902     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.748     Document Type: Article

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