Analysis of Neolithic human remains discovered in southern Italy

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 482-487

  De Donno, Antonio ^a   Santoro, Valeria ^a   Di Fazio, Aldo ^b   Corrado, Simona ^a   Urso, Domenico ^a   Baldassarra, Stefania Lonero ^a   Di Nunno, Nunzio ^c   Introna, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient bone remains; Bioarcheology; Human identification; Physical Anthropology; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FORENSIC SCIENCE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEOLITHIC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SKELETAL REMAINS;

ITALY;

EID: 72649102722     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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