The egyptian ways of death

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-40

  Meskell, Lynn ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 85013217587     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.2001.10.1.27     Document Type: Article

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