Non-masticatory uses of anterior teeth of Sima de los Huesos individuals (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 713-728

  Lozano, Marina ^a   Bermúdez de Castro, José M ^b   Carbonell, Eudald ^a   Arsuaga, Juan Luis ^c  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^c Centro UCM ISCIII para la Evolución y Comportamiento Humanos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior dentition; Cultural wear features; Homo heidelbergensis; Middle Pleistocene; Paramasticatory activities

Indexed keywords

HOMINID; MICROFOSSIL; PLEISTOCENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH;

BURGOS [CASTILLA Y LEON]; CASTILLA Y LEON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

HOMO HEIDELBERGENSIS;

EID: 51349102059     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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