Mortuary behaviour reconstruction through palaeoentomology: A case study from Chachapoya, Perú

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 175-185

  Nystrom, K C ^a   Goff, A ^a   Goff, M Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

Author keywords

Chachapoya; Mortuary behaviour reconstruction; Palaeoentomology; Trepanation

Indexed keywords

EID: 20644436254     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.767     Document Type: Article

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