Bioarchaeological analysis of cultural transition in the southern Levant using dental nonmetric traits

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 466-476

  Ullinger, Jaime M ^a   Sheridan, Susan Guise ^b   Hawkey, Diane E ^c   Turner II, Christy G ^c   Cooley, Robert ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocultural; Dental anthropology; Dothan; Lachish

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTITION; EARLY IRON AGE; ETHNOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISRAEL; JORDAN; LATE BRONZE AGE; SOUTHERN LEVANT; TOOTH; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTITION; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PALEOPATHOLOGY; TOOTH;

EID: 26044471693     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20074     Document Type: Article

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