Dietary variation and stress among prehistoric jomon foragers from Japan

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1035-1046

  Temple, Daniel H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Dental caries; East Asia; Enamel hypoplasia; Forager health; Japan; Jomon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARIES; DIETARY INTAKE; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JAPAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; STRESS;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARBON ISOTOPES; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; DIET; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PALEODONTOLOGY;

EID: 34547403199     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20645     Document Type: Article

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