Italian populations during the copper age: Assessment of biological affinities through morphological dental traits

Human Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-493

  Vargiu, Rita ^a   Cucina, Andrea ^b   Coppa, Alfredo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Copper Age; Dental affinity; Dental morphology; Italy; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

EID: 75149169719     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.081.0406     Document Type: Article

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