A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth
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A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth

  1. 369 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth

About this book

"Brings together studies from diverse time periods and geographic regions to deliver a comprehensive biocultural treatment of dental modification. The volume amply documents the diversity of ways humans modify their teeth and the variety of reasons they may do so."--Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, author of What Teeth Reveal about Human Evolution

Tooth modification is the longest-lasting type of body modification and the most widespread in the archaeological record. It has been practiced throughout many time periods and on every occupied continent and conveys information about individual people, their societies, and their relationships to others. This necessary volume presents the wide spectrum of intentional dental modification in humans across the globe over the past 16,000 years.

These essays draw on research from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Through archaeological studies, historical and ethnographic sources, and observations of contemporary people, contributors examine instances of tooth filing, notching, inlays, dyeing, and removal. They discuss how to distinguish between these purposeful modifications of teeth and normal wear and tear or disease while demonstrating what patterns of tooth modification can reveal about people and their cultures in the past and present.

A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen

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Yes, you can access A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth by Scott E. Burnett,Joel D. Irish in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Dentistry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. A WORLD VIEW OF BIOCULTURALLY MODIFIED TEETH
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1. Introduction to a World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth
  11. PART I. AFRICA: THE FIRST AND THE PRESENT
  12. PART II. EUROPE AND NORTHEAST ASIA: OUT AND ABOUT
  13. PART III. SOUTHEAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AND OCEANIA: DIFFERENT LANDS AND POSSIBILITIES
  14. PART IV. THE AMERICAS: A NEW WORLD OF MODIFICATION
  15. PART V. CONCLUSION
  16. List of Contributors
  17. Index