Palaeopathology of the Pleistocene specimen D2600 from Dmanisi (Republic of Georgia)

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 189-203

  Martín Francés, Laura ^a,b   Martinón Torres, María ^a   Lacasa Marquina, Elena ^a   Fernández Colón, Pilar ^a   Gracia Téllez, Ana ^b,c   Bermúdez de Castro, José María ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compensatory eruption; Cysts; Dental wear; Dmanisi site; Homo georgicus; Palaeopathology; Periodontal disease

Indexed keywords

AGE; DISEASE; ENAMEL; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOMINID; MIGRATION; MORPHOLOGY; TOOTH;

DMANISI; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC);

HOMO GEORGICUS; MONODONTA; PAN;

EID: 84896689844     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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