Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-281) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The convenient tooth -- March of the bipeds : the early years -- Dentally-derived dietary inferences : the australopiths -- Curious canines -- Incisive insights into childhood -- March of the bipeds : the later years -- Dentally-derived dietary inferences : the genus Homo and its diminishing dentition -- Long in the tooth : life history changes in Homo -- Knowing Neanderthals through their teeth -- Insights into the origins of modern humans and their dental diseases -- Every tooth a diamond.
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