Tooth Wear and Culture: A Survey of Tooth Functions Among Some Prehistoric Populations [and Comments and Reply]

Autor:	David Lee Greene, Richard G. Wilkinson, Gary A. Wright, Jean E. Frisch, Christy G. Turner, Stanley Rhine, Milford H. Wolpoff, Pranab Ganguly, M. J. Barrett, Stephen Molnar, Frank E. Poirier, Kenneth A. R. Kennedy, C. Loring Brace, J. R. Dewey, Nils-Gustaf Gejvall, Leigh Van Valen, David S. Brose, Maria Júlia Pourchet, G. H. R. Von Koenigswald, Luigi Brian
Rok vydání:	1972
Předmět:	Archeology business.industry Dental Wear Dentistry Biology Dental Attrition Archaeology Prehistory stomatognathic diseases stomatognathic system Tooth wear Cultural activities Anthropology business
Zdroj:	Current Anthropology. 13:511-526
ISSN:	1537-5382 0011-3204
Popis:	Studies of hominid fossils have frequently reported that one of their outstanding characteristics is their heavily worn teeth. Many skeletal remains of modern man also show this condition of dental attrition, which is probably related to certain cultural activities. The varieties of foods consumed by primitive man and the specialized tool functions of the teeth have left significant marks in the form of worn occlusal surfaces over the dental arches. This paper discusses some of the functions of the teeth indicated by these marks and suggests that tooth wear should be studied carefully in order to gain significant information about the activities of past populations.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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