Dental indicators of ancient dietary patterns- dental analysis in archaeology

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1、DentalindicatorsofancientINBRIEF•HighlightsthatinvestigatingancientdentitionscanprovideinformationaboutGENERALdietarypatterns:dentalanalysisthedietaryhabitsofourancestors.•Describesthewiderangeofanalyticaltechniquesavailabletoinvestigateinarchaeologyanc

2、ientteeth.•ProvidesexamplesofhowsuchinvestigationshaveaidedtheR.Forshaw1archaeologistandhistorianinreconstructingancientlifestylepatterns.Whatcanthestudyofancientteethtellusaboutthedietaryhabitsofourancestors?Dietplaysaprominentroleintheorganisationande

3、volutionofhumanculturesandanincreasinglydiversearrayofanalyticaltechniquesareavailabletohelpreconstructdietinancientpopulations.Dentalpalaeopathologyisparticularlyimportantasitcanprovidedirectevidenceofthetypeofdietanindividualconsumedduringlife.Heavyoc

4、clusaltoothwearisthemostfrequentconditionrecognisableandanexaminationofbothmacroandmicroscopicpatternsofwearcanestablishthedifferencesbetweenthehardfibrousdiettypicalofahunter-gatherer,andadietprimarilyconsistingofsofterplantfoodsconsumedbyanagriculturi

5、st.Thedistributionsoftraceelementsandstableisotopesinfoodwebsmakeitpossibletousethemasnaturaltracersoffoodstuffs.Throughaconsiderationofphotosyntheticpathways,theratiosofthedifferentstableisotopesofcarbonandnitrogencandeterminewhichspecificgroupsofplant

6、sandanimalsweredominantinthefoodchainsofvariouspopulations – afactthathasbeenusedtotracethespreadofagricultureinancientcivilisations.INTRODUCTIONisotopeanalysis,biomonitoringoftracewouldhaverequiredagreateramountofAprimaryconcernforthedentalprofessionel

7、ements,dentalmicrowearanalysisandchewing.However,itisabrasioncausedbyistheoralhealthofourpatients,aastudyofattritionanglesinmacroscopictheintroductionofforeignmaterialintoresponsibilitythatnecessitatesbeingtoothwear.Dentalpalaeopathologyfoodsthatresults

8、inrapidadvancedtoothawareofanindividual’sdietaryregimeisstillofparamountimportance,aswear.Inorganicabrasiveparticlessuchasandprovidingappropriatedietaryadvice.palaeopathologicalstudiesoftheoralcavitysilicatephytolithsdepositedinp