The history and composition of the Raymond A. Dart collection of human skeletons at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 324-335

  Dayal, Manisha R ^a   Kegley, Anthony D T ^b   Štrkalj, Goran ^c,d   Bidmos, Mubarak A ^e   Kuykendall, Kevin L ^f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e Kimberley Hospital Complex   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of physical anthropology; Human skeletal collection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; FOSSIL HUMAN; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROUPS; SKELETON; SOUTH AFRICA; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 70349088688     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21072     Document Type: Article

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