Lifestyle, occupation, and whole bone morphology of the pre-Hispanic Maya coastal population from Xcambó, Yucatan, Mexico

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-268

  Wanner, Isabel S ^a   Sierra Sosa, Thelma ^c   Alt, Kurt W ^a   Tiesler Blos, Vera ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Anthropometrics; Bioarchaeology; Biomechanics; Maya; Whole bone measuremensts

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250800329     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.873     Document Type: Article

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