Variation in occlusal dental wear of two Chalcolithic populations in the southern Levant

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-479

  Lev Tov Chattah, N ^a   Smith, P ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chalcolithic; Dental wear; Diet; Southern Levant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD PROCESSING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; JAW; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

DIET; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MASTICATION; MOLAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOOTH ATTRITION;

EID: 33746237799     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20388     Document Type: Article

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