Dental status of Napoleon's Great Army's (1812) mass burial of soldiers in Vilnius: Childhood peculiarities and adult dietary habits

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-365

  Palubeckaite, Z ^a   Jankauskas, Rimantas ^a   Ardagna, Y ^b   Macia, Y ^b   Rigeade, C ^b   Signoli, M ^b   Dutour, O ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Dental status; Diet; Enamel hypoplasia; Napoleonic Wars

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747432966     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.846     Document Type: Article

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