Neurocranial trauma in the late archaic human remains from Xujiayao, Northern China

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 245-252

  Wu, X J ^a   Trinkaus, E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Crania; Paleopathology; Pleistocene; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926419301     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2283     Document Type: Article

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