Dental disease in the Nile Valley during the New Kingdom

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-387

  Buzon, M R ^a   Bombak, A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abscess; Antemortem tooth loss; Caries; Colonialism; Culture contact; Egypt; Nubia; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649475389     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1054     Document Type: Article

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