A biocultural perspective on the transition to agriculture in Central Europe

Anthropologie (Czech Republic)

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 115-132

  Krenz Niedbała, Marta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agricultural subsistence; Corded Ware Culture; Cribra orbitalia; Enamel hypoplasia; Harris lines; Lengyel Culture; Mixed subsistence; Neolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903163216     PISSN: 03231119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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