Human mummified brain from a medieval tomb with lime-soil mixture barrier of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 614-623

  Kim, M J ^a   Oh, C S ^b   Lee, I S ^a   Lee, B H ^c   Choi, J H ^c   Lim, D S ^d   Yi, Y S ^e   Han, W J ^a   Kim, Y S ^f   Bok, G D ^g   Lee, S D ^h   Shin, D H ^h  

^a Dankook University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gijeon Archaeological Research Center   (South Korea)

^d Seoul Health College   (South Korea)

^e Gyeongju National Museum   (South Korea)

^f Gachon University   (South Korea)

^g Dankook University   (South Korea)

^h Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computerised tomography; Electron microscope; Histology; Korea; Medieval; Mummified brain; Yongin

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349157041     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.962     Document Type: Article

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