Auditory exostoses as an aquatic activity marker: A comparison of coastal and inland skeletal remains from tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 558-567

  Okumura, Maria Mercedes M ^a,b   Boyadjian, Célia H C ^a   Eggers, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Botocudo; Brazilian archaeology; Paleoindian; Shellmound

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY EXOSTOSIS; BRAZIL; EXOSTOSIS; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FISHING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; SEASHORE; SHELLMOUND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIND;

BRAZIL; EAR CANAL; ECOSYSTEM; EXOSTOSES; FOSSILS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; PALEOPATHOLOGY; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WIND;

EID: 33947530435     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20544     Document Type: Article

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