A high status burial from Ripon Cathedral, North Yorkshire, England: Differential diagnosis of a chest deformity

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 358-368

  Groves, S ^a   Roberts, C ^a   Johnstone, C ^b   Hall, R ^c   Dobney, K ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chest deformity; High Status; Late Medieval; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844365691     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.696     Document Type: Article

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