Phytolith analysis on dental calculus, enamel surface, and burial soil: Information about diet and paleoenvironment

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-113

  Fox, Carles Lalueza ^a   Juan, Jordi ^a   Albert, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calculus; Diet; Enamel; Phytoliths; Roman period; SEM; Soil

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; TOOTH;

ADULT; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIET; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PALEONTOLOGY; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL;

EID: 0029836422     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199609)101:1<101::AID-AJPA7>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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