Prehistoric dental modification in West Africa - Early evidence from Karkarichinkat Nord, Mali

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 632-640

  Finucane, Brian C ^a,b,c   Manning, K ^a   Toure M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Direction Regionale de la Jeunesse des Sports Arts et Culture ^*  (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Late Stone Age; Palaeopathology; Sahel; Tilemsi Valley

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349187191     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.957     Document Type: Article

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