Developmental variation in facial forms in Japan

Anthropological Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-65

  Okazaki, Kenji ^a   Nakahashi, Takahiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual structure model; Growth patterns; Jomon; Masticatory stress; Yayoi

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957580716     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.100202     Document Type: Article

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