Remodeled human skulls in Köşk Höyük (Neolithic age, Anatolia): a new appraisal in view of recent discoveries

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 379-386

  Özbek, Metin ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatolia; K k H y k; Late Neolithic; Modeling skulls

Indexed keywords

NEOLITHIC; SKELETON; SKULL;

ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 57849118708     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.032     Document Type: Article

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