Dental indicators of ancient dietary patterns: Dental analysis in archaeology

British Dental Journal

Volumn 216, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 529-535

  Forshaw, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCHEOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; HISTORY; HUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TOOTH; TOOTH CALCULUS; TOOTH DISEASE;

ARCHAEOLOGY; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL CARIES; DIET; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PALEODONTOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; TOOTH; TOOTH WEAR; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 84900311584     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.353     Document Type: Article

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