Dirty teeth and ancient trade: Evidence of cotton fibres in human dental calculus from Late Woodland, Ohio

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 669-678

  Blatt, S H ^a   Redmond, B G ^b   Cassman, V ^c   Sciulli, P W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Dental calculus; Late Woodland; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855206126     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1173     Document Type: Article

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