A Brief Comment on an Intentionally Modified Tooth from the Rio Talgua Region, Northeastern Honduras

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Publication Date

1-1-1999

Publication Title

Dental Anthropology: A Publication of the Dental Anthropology Association

Volume Number

13

Issue Number

2

Abstract

A single tooth from an ossuary cave in eastern Honduras was examined for the evidence of intentional modification. Using various microscopic methods, the authors did not observe linear striations associated with filing. However, characteristics consistent with normal masticatory processes were documented.

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Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.26575/daj.v13i2.191

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