Brief communication: Intertooth and intrafacet dental microwear variation in an archaeological sample of modern humans from the Jordan Valley

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-44

  Mahoney, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Compression; Shear

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BRONZE AGE; CIVILIZATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTAL MICROWEAR; DIETARY INTAKE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON AGE; JORDAN; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; TOOTH; TOOTH ABRASION;

EID: 29244434076     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20212     Document Type: Article

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