Cranial surgery: The epipalaeolithic to neolithic populations of Ukraine

Trepanation

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 175-188

  Lillie, Malcolm C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epipalaeolithic; Fisher hunter gatherer; Mesolithic; Neolithic; Trepanation; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844450569     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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