Dental pathology and diet at Apollonia, a Greek colony on the Black Sea

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-279

  Keenleyside, A ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Dental pathology; Diet; Greek colonial populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249130894     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.934     Document Type: Article

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