Prehistoric dentistry in the American Southwest: A drilled canine from Sky Aerie, Colorado

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 409-414

  White, Tim D ^a   DeGusta, David ^a   Richards, Gary D ^a,b   Baker, Steven G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c Centuries Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental modification; Fremont culture; Native American

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; DENTISTRY; DRILL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MANDIBLE; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CHILD; DENTAL SURGERY; HISTORY; PERIODONTITIS; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; COLORADO; CUSPID; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MANDIBLE; PALEODONTOLOGY; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS;

EID: 0031183827     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199707)103:3<409::AID-AJPA10>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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