Trepanation in South-Central Peru during the early late intermediate period (ca. AD 1000-1250)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 484-494

  Kurin, Danielle S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; collapse; cranial surgery; innovation; trauma

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEITIS; PERU; POULTICE; PREHISTORIC PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RECIPIENT; SKULL SURGERY; STRUCTURE COLLAPSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREPANATION;

ANDES; COLLAPSE; CRANIAL SURGERY; INNOVATION; TRAUMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PERU; SKULL; TREPHINING; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887481794     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22383     Document Type: Article

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