For Whom the Coin Tolls: Green Stained Teeth and Jaws In Medieval and Post-Medieval Spanish Burials

While observing dental characteristics in Spanish and Basque skeletons from the Cathedral of Santa Maria in Vitoria, Spain, an unusual pattern of staining was evident in 18 of 206 individuals. The stain, which permeated bone, dentine, calculus, and/or enamel, varied in color from bright green to tur...

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Main Authors: Kimberly A. Hopkinson, Sarah M. Yeats, G. Richard Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 2008-01-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/97/84