Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna and sex identification of two skeletons from the Early Middle Ages necropolis of Vicenne-Campochiaro (Molise, Italy)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 506-516

  Belcastro, Maria G ^a   Facchini, F ^a   Rastelli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna; Medieval necropolis; Sex; Skeletal pathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845442288     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.851     Document Type: Article

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