Late Holocene human remains from northwest Queensland, Australia: Archaeology and paleopathology

Archaeology in Oceania

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-36

  Domett, K M ^a   Wallis, L A ^b   Kynuna, D ^c   Kynuna, A ^c   Smith, H ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c C D and G Lawyers   (Australia)

^d Jirandahli Traditional Owner   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Aborigine; Burial practice; Northwest Queensland; Skeletal remains; Treponematosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949314980     PISSN: 07284896     EISSN: 18344453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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