Dental Wear in Evolutionary and Biocultural Contexts

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Synopsis
Dental Wear in Evolutionary and Biocultural Contexts provides a single source for disseminating the current state-of-the-art research regarding dental wear across a variety of hominoid species under a number of temporal and spatial contexts. The volume begins with a brief introductory chapter addressing the general history, understandings and approaches to the study of dental wear. Remaining chapters cover dental macrowear and dental microwear. Students and professionals in anthropology, specifically paleoanthropologists, bioarcheologists, archaeologists, and primatologists will find this book to be a valuable resource. In addition, it is a helpful guide for dentists and other dental professionals interested in dental function.Covers a wide range of topics, including method and theory, macrowear and microwear in primates, and fossil homininsHighlights several recent technological innovations, including occlusal fingerprinting, considerations of enamel mechanical properties, and microwear textureIncludes case studies from archaeological populations
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
290 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780128156001
Related ISBNs:
9780128155998
Publisher:
Elsevier Science
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Elsevier Science & Technology
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
James T. Watson
Edited by:
Christopher W. Schmidt

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