Long 'on' the Tooth: Dental Evidence of Diet

Christopher W. Schmidt (Director, Indiana Prehistory Laboratory, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA)

Long 'on' the Tooth: Dental Evidence of Diet
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
26 November 2020
Pages
184
ISBN
9780128243060

Long ‘on’ the Tooth: Dental Evidence of Diet

Christopher W. Schmidt (Director, Indiana Prehistory Laboratory, University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA)

Long ‘on’ the Tooth: Dental Evidence of Diet addresses human dental macroscopic and microscopic wear, as well as dental disease, as indicators of diet. The book focuses primarily on 350 pre-contact humans from North America dating from approximately 5,500 to 600 years ago. These populations had subsistence strategies ranging from terrestrial foraging to intensive maize agriculture. The study makes intra- and intergroup comparisons to elucidate dietary nuances that are largely beyond the reach of other means of dietary reconstruction. Finally, the book discusses the importance of using multiple dietary indicators in unison in order to provide paleodietary insights.

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