Odontometric determination of sex at Mound 72, Cahokia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 408-419

  Thompson, Andrew R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dental metrics; discriminant analysis; Mississippian; sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DENTITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; ODONTOMETRY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE AND BONES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; ODONTOMETRY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION BY SKELETON;

EID: 84879415684     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22282     Document Type: Article

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