Taphonomic changes to the buried body in arid environments: An experimental case study in Peru

Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 341-356

  Janaway, Robert C ^a   Wilson, Andrew S ^a   Díaz, Gerardo Carpio ^b   Guillen, Sonia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b The Bioanthropology Foundation Peru   (Peru)

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EID: 79952441478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9204-6_22     Document Type: Chapter

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