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Ochre as Medicine: A Suggestion for the Interpretation of the Archaeological Record

1984; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 25; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/203205

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1537-5382

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Joseph Velo,

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Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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Previous articleNext article No AccessOchre as Medicine: A Suggestion for the Interpretation of the Archaeological RecordJoseph VeloJoseph VeloPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Current Anthropology Volume 25, Number 5Dec., 1984 Sponsored by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/203205 Views: 13Total views on this site Citations: 51Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1984 The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological ResearchPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Rachel S. Popelka-Filcoff, Andrew M. 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