Determination of warfare and interpersonal conflict in the protohistoric period: A case study from Mississippi

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-248

  Hogue, S Homes ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Mississippi; Protohistoric; Scalping; Secondary burial; Warfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745253121     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.821     Document Type: Article

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