Presence of Uto-Aztecan Premolar Trait (Disto-Sagittal Ridge) in a Zoque-Olmec sample from Mesoamerica

Authors

  • Carlos David Rodriguez Flórez Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación MinCiencias – Colombia & Secretaria de Educación de Palmira, Valle del Cauca - Colombia

Keywords:

ASUDAS, Uto-Aztecan Premolar trait, Disto-sagittal Ridge, Premolar Morphology, Mesoamerican Classic Period

Abstract

The presence of UAP in a Zoque-Olmec sample from the Early Classic Period (1.800 – 1.300 BP) is reported. This has been compared with the frequency of the same trait in other groups from the American continent.

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