A fine line: A comparison of methods for estimating ages of linear enamel hypoplasia formation

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-361

  Ritzman, Terrence B ^a   Baker, Brenda J ^a   Schwartz, Gary T ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Dental development; Nubia; Paleopathology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; EVALUATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LINEAR ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; METABOLIC STRESS; SIMULATION; SUDAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; THICKNESS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALEODONTOLOGY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUDAN;

EID: 39049104703     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20750     Document Type: Article

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