Nonmetric traits of deciduous dentitions from bronze age Tell Leilan, Syria
Dental nonmetric traits were scored on eighty-nine deciduous teeth that were recovered from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Tell Leilan (mid-third millennium BC) in northeastern Syria. Notable features of the dentition include a mild form of shoveling on the maxillary incisors, presence of Carabelli’s trait in 71% of maxillary second molars, and a rarity of accessory cusps on the mandibular second molars. Although based on a small sample, this study is intended as a contribution to the very limited amount of published data on deciduous dental morphology.