How did the Qesem Cave people use their teeth? Analysis of dental wear patterns

Quaternary International

Volumn 398, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-147

  Sarig, Rachel ^a   Gopher, Avi ^a   Barkai, Ran ^a   Rosell, Jordi ^b,c   Blasco, Ruth ^d   Weber, Gerhard W ^e   Fornai, Cinzia ^e   Sella Tunis, Tatiana ^a   Hershkovitz, Israel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Attrition; Dental wear; Middle Paleolithic; Qesem Cave; Teeth

Indexed keywords

DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; FLINT; PALEOLITHIC; STRIATION; TOOTH;

CENTRAL DISTRICT; ISRAEL; QESEM CAVE;

EID: 84949023993     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.10.033     Document Type: Article

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