Craniometric variation within the pleistocene of Java: The Ngawi 1 cranium

Human Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Durband, Arthur C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Java; Multivariate analysis; Ngandong; Pleistocene; Sangiran

Indexed keywords

CRANIA; HOMINIDAE; HOMO ERECTUS;

EID: 34548299699     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11598-006-9017-6     Document Type: Article

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