Advances in Dental Anthropology [Hardcover]

Mark A. Kelley (Editor), Clark Spencer Larsen (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0471568392 | ISBN-13: 978-0471568391 | Publication Date: January 23, 1991 | Edition: 1

Owing to their hardness, density and extreme durability in the burial matrix, human teeth offer investigators a remarkably complete biological and behavioral record of past and living populations. This volume chronicles the dramatic progress made in dental anthropology since the field was established in 1963. Covers a range of methodologies and addresses numerous research questions of current interest. Among the topics discussed are microwear, morphological variation, adontometrics, intentional and unintentional modification, age estimation, pathology, enamel defects, occlusal variation, growth and development.

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Owing to their hardness, density and extreme durability in the burial matrix, human teeth offer investigators a remarkably complete biological and behavioral record of past and living populations. This volume chronicles the dramatic progress made in dental anthropology since the field was established in 1963. Covers a range of methodologies and addresses numerous research questions of current interest. Among the topics discussed are microwear, morphological variation, adontometrics, intentional and unintentional modification, age estimation, pathology, enamel defects, occlusal variation, growth and development.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 402 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (January 23, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471568392
• ISBN-13: 978-0471568391
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
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