The taphonomy of violence: Recognizing variation in disarticulated skeletal assemblages

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 156-165

  Pérez, Ventura R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Paleopathology; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870300365     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

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