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The earliest dental prosthesis in Celtic Gaul? The case of an Iron Age burial at Le Chêne, France

The earliest dental prosthesis in Celtic Gaul? The case of an Iron Age burial at Le Chêne, France

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_01842705v1

The earliest dental prosthesis in Celtic Gaul? The case of an Iron Age burial at Le Chêne, France

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The earliest dental prosthesis in Celtic Gaul? The case of an Iron Age burial at Le Chêne, France

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

Journal title

Antiquity, 2014-06, Vol.88 (340), p.488-500

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English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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The discovery of an iron pin in place of an upper incisor tooth from a La Tène burial at Le Chêne in northern France may represent one of the earliest examples of a dental implant in Western Europe. The body was that of a young woman who had been buried in a richly furnished timber chamber. The iron pin may have been inserted during life to replace...

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The earliest dental prosthesis in Celtic Gaul? The case of an Iron Age burial at Le Chêne, France

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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_01842705v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_01842705v1

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0003-598X

E-ISSN

1745-1744

DOI

10.1017/S0003598X00101139

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