Mortuary patterns in burial caves on Mangaia, Cook Islands

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 132-146

  Anton S C ^a,b   Steadman, D W ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Burial styles; Oceania

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844354354     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.667     Document Type: Article

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