Impact of meat and Lower Palaeolithic food processing techniques on chewing in humans

Nature

Volumn 531, Issue 7595, 2016, Pages 500-503

  Zink, Katherine D ^a   Lieberman, Daniel E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CARNIVORY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PROCESSING; HOMINID; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; MEAT; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PALEOLITHIC;

ARTICLE; COOKING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MEAT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PALEOLITHIC; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOOL USE; ADULT; ANIMAL; CARNIVORY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GOAT; HISTORY; HOMINID; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TOOTH;

HOMO ERECTUS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; CARNIVORY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; GOATS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTICATION; MEAT; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANTS; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; TOOTH;

EID: 84961618672     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature16990     Document Type: Article

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