Accommodating difference in the prehistoric past: Revisiting the case of Romito 2 from a bioarchaeology of care perspective

International Journal of Paleopathology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-74

  Tilley, Lorna ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Care; Dwarfism; Ethics; Index of care; Romito 2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912074743     PISSN: 18799817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpp.2014.10.003     Document Type: Article

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