The ancient inhabitants of Jebel Moya Redux: Measures of Population Affinity based on dental morphology

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-156

  Irish, J D ^a   Konigsberg, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

African; Dental anthropology; Phenetic affinity; Sudan; Trait variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247324654     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.868     Document Type: Article

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