Division of labor by sex and age in Neandertals: An approach through the study of activity-related dental wear

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-63

  Estalrrich, Almudena ^a   Rosas, Antonio ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural striations; Dental chipping; El Sidr n; L'Hortus; Sexual division; Spy

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; LABOR MARKET; LIFESTYLE; NEANDERTHAL; PLEISTOCENE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SEX DETERMINATION; TOOTH;

BELGIUM; FRANCE; SPAIN;

ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

ANIMAL; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FOSSIL; FRANCE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; FEMALE; FOSSILS; FRANCE; GENDER IDENTITY; MALE; NEANDERTHALS; PALEODONTOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 84923333070     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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