Cranial trauma in iron age Samnite agriculturists, Alfedena, Italy: Implications for biocultural and economic stress

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-58

  Paine, Robert R ^a   Mancinelli, D ^b   Ruggieri, M ^c   Coppa, A ^d  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c Soprintendenza Archeologica Abruzzo   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conflict; Early Italy; Injuries

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; ITALY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKELETON; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SKULL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33845871188     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20461     Document Type: Article

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