Death, decay, and ritual reconstruction: Archaeological evidence of cadaveric spasm

Oxford Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-128

  Knusel, Christopher J ^a   Janaway, Robert C ^a   King, Sarah E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4243223005     PISSN: 02625253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0092.1996.tb00079.x     Document Type: Article

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