Juvenile mortality in southern african archaeological contexts

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 188, 2008, Pages 95-101

  Harrington, Lesley ^a   Pfeiffer, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Childhood; Dental development; Health; Iron age; Later stone age; Long bones; Osteology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950804454     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20475004     Document Type: Article

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