Occlusal wear pattern analysis of functional morphology in Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens dentition [Elektronische Ressource] / von Luca Fiorenza

Occlusal Wear Pattern Analysis of Functional Morphology in Neanderthals and Early Homo sapiens Dentition Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften Vorgelegt beim Fachbereich Biowissenschaften der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main von Luca Fiorenza aus Rom Frankfurt 2009 (D30) Von Fachbereich Biowissenschaften der Johann Wolfgang Goethe – Universität als Dissertation angenommen. Dekan: Prof. Dr. A. Starzinski-Powitz Gutachter: Prof. Dr. F. Schrenk and Prof. Dr. G. Weniger Datum der Disputation: 09-11-2009 ii Acknowledgements This dissertation would not have been possible without the encouragement and support of many people. I wish first to thank Ottmar Kullmer, the supervisor of my doctoral studies, for involving me in this project, for continuously motivating me and giving me precious and useful advice for the past three years. I would like also to thank my dissertation advisors, Prof. Friedemann Schrenk and Prof. Gerd-Christian Weniger for their time and participation.