On head lice and social interaction in archaic Andean coastal populations

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 257-268

  Arriaza, Bernardo ^a   Standen, Vivien ^a   Reinhard, Karl ^b   Araújo, Adauto ^c   Heukelbach, Jörg ^d   Dittmar, Katharina ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TARAPACÁ   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atacama Desert; Bioarchaeology; Mummies; Pediculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888437104     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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