What Can Bioarchaeologists Determine from Enamel Hypoplasias

question 45

Multiple Choice

What can bioarchaeologists determine from enamel hypoplasias?

• A) How old a child was when the growth arrest event took place.
• B) The duration of the period of stress which resulted in the hypoplasia.
• C) Whether they resulted from physical trauma to the face, parasitic infection, or malnutrition.
• D) Both how old a child was when the growth arrest event took place and the duration of the period of stress which resulted in the hypoplasia.

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