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The dentition of the Queckchi Indians. Anthropological aspects
Author(s) -
Escobar Victor,
Michael Conneally P.,
Lopez Cesar
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330470316
Subject(s) - mongoloid , conquest , dentition , demography , incidence (geometry) , morphology (biology) , dentistry , geography , biology , history , medicine , zoology , ancient history , sociology , population , physics , optics
The incidence of nine minor dental traits, in 540 Queckchi Indians from Guatemala is reported. A combination of frequencies of neither Caucasoid nor Mongoloid groups was observed. The apparently Caucasoid elements of their tooth morphology might well be the result of admixture with Spanish genes during the conquest.