Dental Anthropology
Dental Anthropology
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9780521564397Teeth are among the best sources of evidence for both identification purposes and studies of demography, biological relationships, and health in ancient human communities. The anthropologist's specimen may be a cast that a dentist has taken from a living mouth, or actual teeth from an archaeological site or forensic case. This text introduces the complex biology of teeth and provides a practical guide to all essential aspects of dental anthropology, including excavation, identification, microscopic study, and tooth age determination. Dental Anthropology is a concise yet comprehensive resource designed for students and researchers in anthropology and archaeology.
- Can be used as a text for dental anthropology, as a field/laboratory manual or as the starting point for a research project
- Uniquely provides a simple introduction to the histology of dental tissues, and to the identification of worn or fragmentary teeth
- Includes both the practical information and theory of this subject, richly illustrated through line diagrams and photographs
Reviews & endorsements
'This book more than fulfils its said mission. The author has introduced a wealth of information served up into a highly digestible format. Whatever the research focus, this book engenders an integrated appreciation for evolution, adaptation, and disease processes. Dental Anthropology is of the superb quality we have come to expect from Cambridge University Press. this is not only a timely book providing an introduction to or reinforcing our foundation, but a volume necessary for all students of dental anthropology, novice or veteran, studying teeth in any context.' International Journal of Osteoarchaelogy
Product details
September 1996Hardback
9780521451949
389 pages
254 × 180 × 23 mm
0.959kg
116 b/w illus. 59 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to dental anthropology
- 2. Dental anatomy
- 3. Variation in size and shape of teeth
- 4. Occlusion
- 5. Sequence and timing of dental growth
- 6. Dental enamel
- 7. Dentine
- 8. Dental cement
- 9. Histological methods of age determination
- 10. Biochemistry of dental tissues
- 11. Tooth wear and modification
- 12. Dental disease
- 13. Conclusion: current state, challenges and future developments in dental anthropology
- Appendix A: Field and laboratory techniques
- Appendix B: Microscopy in dental anthropology
- References
- Index.
