Tooth size changes among Nubian archaeological populations dating from the Mesolithic through the Christian era, a period of approximately 12,000 years, are analyzed. Standard length and breadth dimensions of all permanent teeth from several cultural horizons are combined to form three large samples
Masticatory function and post-pleistocene evolution in Nubia
β Scribed by David S. Carlson; Dennis P. Van Gerven
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 876 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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