Dental chipping in Aleuts, Eskimos and Indians.

Description: 

Analysis of dentitions belonging to 324 prehistoric and protohistoric Aleuts, Eskimos and northern Indians, all of whom were regularly meat-eaters, reveals a significant difference between Eskimos and Aleut-Indians for a little known type of tooth wear.

People: 
Alaska Native, Aleut, First Nations
Location Description: 

Alaska AK

Protocol: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center Public Access
Community: 
UNM Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Category: 
Miscellaneous
Original Date: 
1969
Creator: 
Turner CG 2nd, Cadien JD.
Rights: 
Please contact the UNM Health Sciences Library to inquire about access to this item.
Source: 
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Nov;31(3):303-10
Identifier: 
9905981
Subject: 
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Alaska, Canada, Child, Child, Preschool, Cuspid/Anatomy & Histology, Dental Occlusion, Food Habits, Greenland, Humans, Incisor/Anatomy & Histology, Indians, North American, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Inuits, Male, Maxilla, Paleodontology, Sex Factors, Tooth Abrasion
Type: 
Journal Article