Incisor microwear, diet, and tooth use in three Amerindian populations

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 387-396

  Ungar, Peter S ^a   Spencer, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aleut; Arikara; Diet; Illinois Bluff; Ingestion; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; DIET; HOMINID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISOR; MASTICATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FOSSILS; HUMANS; INCISOR; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; TOOTH ATTRITION;

EID: 0033035425     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199907)109:3<387::AID-AJPA7>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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