TY - BOOK ID - 10070522 TI - Dental anthropology PY - 1996 SN - 0521564395 0521451949 1316087131 1107084474 1107100542 1107088623 1139170694 1107094798 9781139170697 9780521451949 9780521564397 9781107088627 9781107084476 9781316087138 9781107094796 9781107100541 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Dental anthropology. KW - Dental anthropology KW - Dentistry KW - Anthropometry KW - Anthropology KW - Dentition KW - Physical Examination KW - Social Sciences KW - Investigative Techniques KW - Mouth KW - Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment KW - Stomatognathic System KW - Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures KW - Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena KW - Anatomy KW - Diagnosis KW - Tooth KW - Odontometry KW - Anthropology, Physical KW - Physical Anthropology KW - Anthropology, Physical. KW - Odontometry. KW - anatomy & histology. KW - Life Sciences KW - General and Others KW - Anatomy & histology. KW - Physical anthropology KW - Teeth UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10070522 AB - Teeth are one of the best sources of evidence for both identification and studies of demography, biological relationships and health in ancient human communities. This text introduces the complex biology of teeth and provides a practical guide to the: • excavation, cleaning, storage and recording of dental remains • identification of human teeth including those in a worn or fragmentary state • methods for studying variation in tooth morphology • study of microscopic internal and external structure of dental tissues, and methods of age-determination • estimation of age-at-death from dental development, tooth wear and dental histology • recording of dental disease in archaeological and museum collections Dental Anthropology is the text for students and researchers in anthropology and archaeology, together with others interested in dental remains from archaeological sites, museum collections or forensic cases. ER -