Prehistoric dental disease and the dietary shift from cactus to cultigens in Northwest Mexico

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-212

  Watson, J T ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Antemortem tooth loss; Cactus; Caries; Sonoran Desert

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149113594     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.917     Document Type: Article

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