A look at Mayan artificial cranial deformation practices: Morphological and cultural aspects

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Romero Vargas, Samuel ^a   Ruiz Sandoval, José Luis ^b   Sotomayor González, Arturo ^a   Revuelta Gutiérrez, Rogelio ^a   Celis López, Miguel Angel ^a   Gómez Amador, Juan Luis ^a   García González, Ulises ^a   López Serna, Raul ^a   García Navarro, Victor ^a   Mendez Rosito, Diego ^a   Correa Correa, Victor ^a   Gómez Llata, Sergio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Artificial cranial deformation; Mayan culture

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY MODIFICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEXICO; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; SKULL; SOCIAL CLASS;

BODY MODIFICATION, NON-THERAPEUTIC; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIANS, CENTRAL AMERICAN; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MEXICO; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PLAGIOCEPHALY; SKULL; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 78650294544     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.FOCUS10200     Document Type: Article

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