On meroitic Nubian crania, Fordisc 2.0, and human biological history

Current Anthropology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-427

  Keita, S O Y ^a   Williams, Frank L'Engle ^b   Belcher, Robert L ^b   Armelagos, George J ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 34250677639     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507184     Document Type: Note

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