Head injuries of Roman gladiators

Forensic Science International

Volumn 160, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 207-216

  Kanz, Fabian ^a   Grossschmidt, Karl ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cranial trauma; Ephesus; Gladiator; Paleopathology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BODY WEIGHT; BONE; CADAVER; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIGHTING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HEALING; HEIGHT; HELMET; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMES; HISTORY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKULL; THEORY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

EID: 33745842551     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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