A forensic case study of a naturally mummified brain from the bushveld of South Africa

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 498-503

  Eklektos, Nikki ^a   Dayal, Manisha R ^a   Manger, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Cerebral cortex; Forensic science; Human; Mummification; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMIDITY; NEUROANATOMY; NISSL SUBSTANCE; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; ARCHAEOLOGY; BRAIN; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUMMIES; SKULL; SOUTH AFRICA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646744400     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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