Craniofacial trauma in the prehispanic Canary Islands

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 465-478

  Owens, Lawrence S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ante mortem tooth loss; Canary Islands; Cranial trauma; Ecology; Facial trauma; Non fatal trauma; Prehispanic; Sex and age differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548987469     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.898     Document Type: Article

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