Childhood development and adult longevity in an archaeological population from Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 95-104

  Watts, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mediaeval Britain; Selective mortality; Stress indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880702230     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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