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ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 124, Issue 2, Pages 93-105Publisher
ANTHROPOLOGICAL SOC NIPPON
DOI: 10.1537/ase.160324
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deciduous teeth; attrition; size; morphology; pathology
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- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- National Geographic Society
- National Science Foundation
- Smithsonian Institution (Foreign Currency Program)
- Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
- American Institute of Indian Studies
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Indo-American Fellowship Program)
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A complete deciduous dentition was excavated from the Mesolithic site of Damdama (8800-8600 BC) in the Gangetic Plain of north India. The site yielded remains 047 individuals, including one child specimen 3.0-3.5 years of age, in association with an aceramic, microlithic technology and a semi nomadic foraging pattern. Because sub-adult dental remains from Mesolithic contexts are very rare in South Asia, this specimen yields critical insight into deciduous dental attributes, including: (i) tooth crown size and temporal trends in dental reduction; (ii) non-metric dental morphology and biological affinity; and (iii) dental pathology, physiological stress, and diet. Standardized methods were employed in each component of the analysis, and most comparative samples were analyzed by the author, reducing the potential for inter-observer variance in data collection.
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