Population continuity or population change: Formation of the ancient Egyptian state

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-509

  Zakrzewski, Sonia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodistance; Craniometric variation; Egypt; Phenotypic diversity; Population history

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CRANIOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CEPHALOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EGYPT; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOSSILS; GOVERNMENT; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SKULL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33947539529     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20569     Document Type: Article

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