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Science 1 May 1981:
Vol. 212. no. 4494, pp. 575 - 577
DOI: 10.1126/science.6782677
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Science, Vol 212, Issue 4494, 575-577
Copyright © 1981 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Age determination of the Shanidar 3 Neanderthal

DD Thompson and E Trinkaus

Close agreement between the age at death estimated by macroscopic and microscopic methods was obtained for the Shanidar 3 Neanderthal. This suggests the possibility of obtaining age at death estimates by microscopic methods in other fossil hominids where the skeletal remains are highly fragmentary and macroscopic methods are not applicable.




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