Following references deals with the realtionship
between age and tooth development, tooth eruption and
tooth wear in red deer
For tooth development:
Brown, W. A. B & Chapman, N. G. 1991. Age assessment
of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus): from a scoring scheme
based on radiographs of developing permanent
molariform teeth. Journal of Zoology 225: 85-97.
Carter, R. J. 1998. Reassessment of Seasonality at the
Early Mesolithic Site of Star Carr, Yorkshire Based on
Radiographs of Mandibular Tooth Development in Red
Deer (Cervus elaphus). Journal of Archaeological
Science 25: 851-856
Carter, R. J. 2001b. Dental indicators of seasonal
human presence at the Danish Boreal sites of
Holmegaard I, IV and V and Mullerup and the Atlantic
sites of Tybrind Vig and Ringkloster. The Holocene 11:
359-365.
Eruption and wear:
Brown, W. A. B. & Chapman, N, G. 1991. The dentition
of red deer (Cervus elaphus): a scoring scheme to
assess age from wear of the permanent molariform
teeth. Journal of Zoology 224: 519-536.
Habermehl, K. H. 1961. Die Alterbestimmung bei
Haustieren, Pelztieren und beim Jagdbaren Wild. Berlin
and Hamburg: Paul Parey.
Wagenknecht, E. 1967. Die Altersbestimmung des
erlegten Wildes. Berlin: VEB Deutscher
Landwirtschartverlag.
Ola Magnell
Historical Osteology
Department of Archaeology
and Ancient History
Lund University
Sweden
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