Human dento-gnathic metric variation in mesolithic/neolithic Ukraine: possible evidence of demic diffusion in the Dnieper Rapids region.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330950102

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Human dento-gnathic metric variation in mesolithic/neolithic Ukraine: possible evidence of demic diffusion in the Dnieper Rapids region.

American journal of physical anthropology - 1 Sept 1994

Jacobs K

Abstract excerpt

Dental and gnathic metrics from a series of Mesolithic and Neolithic cemetery samples in the Dnieper River valley (Ukraine) are compared. Both male and female Neolithic samples have larger dental dimensions, wider dental arcades, and a more robust mandibular corpus than do the Mesolithic samples....

Topics

Anthropology, Physical
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Humans
Jaw
Male
Sex Characteristics
Tooth
Ukraine

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