Patterns of physical activity and material culture on Gotland, Sweden, during the middle Neolithic

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Molnar, P ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burial goods; Grave gifts; Musculoskeletal stress markers; Pitted ware culture; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952831790     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1000     Document Type: Article

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