Preliminary investigations of the Chelechol ra Orrak Cemetery, Republic of Palau: I, skeletal biology and paleopathology

Anthropological Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Nelson, Greg C ^a   Fitzpatrick, Scott M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cemetery; Palau; Paleopathology; Prehistory; Skeletal biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645891165     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.040710     Document Type: Article

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