Human taphonomy at Khuzhir-Nuge XIV, Siberia: a new method for documenting skeletal condition

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1141-1151

  Lieverse, Angela R ^a   Weber, Andrzej W ^b   Goriunova, Olga I ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Human taphonomy; Middle Holocene; Mortuary practice; Siberia; Skeletal condition; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAPHONOMY;

EURASIA; LAKE BAIKAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 33646584193     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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