Reassessing "dental evulsion" in Neolithic plastered skulls from the Levant through the use of computed tomography, direct observation, and photographs

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 959-964

  Bonogofsky, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancestor cult; Computed tomography; Levant; Neolithic; Skulls; Teeth

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; NEOLITHIC; SKULL;

EID: 0036731836     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0792     Document Type: Article

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