Dental microwear texture analysis and diet in the Dmanisi hominins

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 683-687

  Pontzer, Herman ^a   Scott, Jessica R ^b   Lordkipanidze, David ^c   Ungar, Peter S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c National Museum of Georgia   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Diet; Dmanisi; Evolution; Homo erectus; Microwear

Indexed keywords

DIET; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; TEXTURE; TOOTH;

HOMO ERECTUS;

EID: 80555130929     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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