A world view of bioculturally modified teeth /Scott E. Burnett and Joel D. Irish.
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2017.
- 1 online resource (xvii, 345 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human past: local, regional, and global perspectives .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction / Africa: the first and the present -- Characterizing ablation in the later stone age Maghreb: chronology and significance / Knocking, filing, and chipping: dental modification in Sub-Saharan Africans / Identity marker or medicinal treatment? an exploration of the practice and purpose of dental ablation in ancient Nubia / Dental modification in modern day Cape Town, South Africa: a link to the past / Europe and Northeast Asia: out and about -- Dental modifications of anterior teeth in the Danish Viking age / The relationship between intentional dental ablation and hereditary agenesis in late neolithic-early bronze age China / Tooth ablation in early neolithic skeletons from Taiwan / Biocultural perspectives of Jomon dental ablation: social complexity, identity, and visage / Stable isotope analysis of human skeletal remains to reveal relationships between diet and tooth ablation types during the Jomon Period in Japan / Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania: different lands and possibilities -- The biocultural context of dental modification in prehistoric southeast Asia / Teeth filing in Surabayan Javanese and Balinese: a change in tradition / Intentional dental modification and oral-dental health in Western Micronesia / Tooth ablation along the Murray River, Southeastern Australia / The Americas: a new world of modification -- Modified teeth: cultural diversity and community building at Cahokia (AD 900-1400) / Intentional or not? Characterization and reassessment of proposed intentional dental modification cases in the Southwest U.S. / Permanent dental modifications among the ancient Maya: procedures, health risks, and social identities / Intra- and-inter regional variation of dental modification and social complexity: a test case from the Lower R¡o Verde, Oaxaca / Dental modification and the expansion and manipulation of Mesoamerican identity into northwest mexico / Conclusion -- Out of regard to custom: tooth modification in the ancient and modern worlds / Scott E. Burnett and Joel D. Irish -- Isabelle De Groote and Louise T. Humphrey -- Joel D. Irish -- Katelyn L. Bolhofner -- L.J. Friedling -- Verner Alexandersen and Niels Lynnerup -- Christine Lee -- Michael Pietrusewsky, Adam Lauer, Cheng-hwa Tsang, Kuang-ti Li, and Michele Toomay Douglas -- Amanda R. Harvey, G. Richard Scott, Evan Pellegrini, and Christy G. Turner II -- Soichiro Kusaka -- Jennifer Newton and Kate Domett -- Myrtati D. Artaria -- Rona Ikehara-Quebral, E. Melanie Ryan, Nicolette Parr, Cherie Walth, Jolie Liston, Michael Pietrusewsky, and Michele Toomay Douglas -- Colin Pardoe and Arthur C. Durband -- Kristin M. Hedman, Julie A. Bukowski, Dawn E. Cobb, and Andrew R. Thompson -- Scott E. Burnett -- Vera Tiesler, Andrea Cucina, and Marco Ram¡rez-Salomcentn -- Arion T. Mayes, Sarah B. Barber, and Arthur A. Joyce -- James T. Watson and Cristina Garc¡a M -- George R. Milner.
Body modifications--be they tattoos, piercings, or implants--have been with humankind for most of its existence. This volume shows that one aspect of that modification, dental modification, has been around for eons. This volume, based on a well-attended symposium at the American Association of Physical Anthropology meeting, goes beyond the simple textual descriptions to explore the cultural context and biological implications of these modifications. How can these be used to identify status, class, migration, and even health?