Limb bones asymmetry and stress in medieval and recent populations of Central Europe

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 476-491

  Kujanova M ^a   Bigoni, L ^a   Veleminska J ^a   Veleminsky P ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Development stability; Directional asymmetry; Fluctuating asymmetry; Great Moravia; Long bones of the upper and lower limb; Medieval population; Recent population; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897366864     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.958     Document Type: Article

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