Artificial cranial modification in prehistoric Iran: Evidence from crania and figurines

Iranica Antiqua

Volumn 42, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-21

  Daems, Aurelie ^a   Croucher, Karina ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial cranial modification; Human figurines; Identity; Iran; Neolithic to middle chalcolithic; Skulls; The body

Indexed keywords

EID: 49449129435     PISSN: 00210870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/IA.42.0.2017868     Document Type: Article

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