Continuity or discontinuity of the life-style in central Italy during the Roman imperial age-early middle ages transition: Diet, health, and behavior

Discontinuity of life conditions at the

Discontinuity of life conditions at the transition from the Roman imperial age to the early middle ages: Example from central Italy evaluated by pathological dento-alveolar lesions

✍ Giorgio Manzi; Loretana Salvadei; Alessandro Vienna; Pietro Passarello 📂 Article 📅 1999 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 279 KB

Teeth are highly informative in the study of past human populations. In particular, the occurrence of lesions in the masticatory apparatus relates diseases, diet, and living conditions. The dental pathology of three skeletal samples from the north-central part of Latium (central Italy) is reported.