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On the significance of the crania from the River Thames and its tributaries

Bibliographic Data

ID3528404
AuthorsChristopher J Knüsel (0000-0002-2506-3652, University of Bradford), Gillian C Carr, Gillian Carr (University of Bradford)
Year1995
Volume69
Issue262
Pages162-169
Publication date1995-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0003598x00064395
OpenAlexW2143805285
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited16

Bradley & Gordon, writing in ANTIQUITY in 1988, reported a distinct pattern in the distribution and dates of the many human crania that have been found in the River Thames. Issue is taken with that view, and the insight it promised in relating human remains to the prehistoric British interest in watery places

Archaeology · Cartography · Crania · Geography · Prehistory · Tributary · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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Unique citing works13
Citations per year0,43
Citation span1996 - 2026 (31)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13
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