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Holey Goats: Multiple Cases of Supratrochlear Foramina in the Humerus of Caprines from the New Kingdom Pharaonic Town of Amara West, Northern Sudan

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Pages 263-268 | Received 24 Jul 2017, Accepted 27 Nov 2017, Published online: 07 Dec 2017

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