Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology

Name: Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780521870610

ISBN-10: 0521870615

ISBN-13: 9780521870610

Edition: 2008

Authors: Joel D. Irish, Greg C. Nelson

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Bringing together a variety of today's most accomplished dental researchers Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology covers a range of topics germane to the study of human and other primate teeth. The chapters encompass work on individuals to samples, ranging from prehistoric to modern times. The focus throughout the book is the methodology required for the study of modern dental anthropology, comprising the most up-to-date scientific methods in use today - ranging from simple observation to advanced computer-based analyses - which can be utilized by the reader in their own dental research. Originating from the 20th anniversary meeting of the Dental Anthropology Association, this is…

Book details

List price: $147.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/7/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 470
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.21" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Joel D. Irish is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Greg C. Nelson is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon.




Context



Introduction




History of dental anthropology




Statistical applications in dental anthropology




Applications in Assessing Population Health



Using Perikymata to estimate the duration of growth disruptions in fossil hominin teeth: issues of methodology and interpretation




Micro spatial distributions of lead and zinc in human deciduous tooth




The current state of dental decay




Dental caries prevalence by sex in prehistory: magnitude and meaning




Dental pathology prevalence and pervasiveness at Tepe Hissar: statistical utility for investigating Inter-relationships between wealth, gender, and status




Applied Life and Population History



Charting the chronology of developing dentitions




Dental age revisited




Primate dental topographic analysis and functional morphology




Forensic dental anthropology: issues and guidelines




Inter and intraspecific variation in pan tooth crown morphology: implications for neandertal taxonomy




The quantitative genetic analysis of primate dental variation: history of the approach and prospects for the future