Archive for June, 2008

Dental Microwear

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

(Reconstructing diets in human ancestors)

Dental microwear is the study of the microscopic scratches and pits that form on a tooth’s surface as the result of its use.

SEM micrograph for Gorilla gorilla wear facet.

Much of the dental microwear research that has been conducted thus far has focused on humans and non-human primates. These can be used as models to reconstruct diets in human ancestors and other fossil primates. [Image: SEM micrograph for Gorilla gorilla wear facet.]

Source: Deptt of Anthropology - University of Arkansas, © Neogene Paleoecology Working Group

Some articles in the Dental Anthropology Journal

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Some articles in the Dental Anthropology Journal

The Dental Anthropology Newsletter Volume 9, Number 2, 1995

* The Triform Variant: 1, Definition, Classification and Population Distribution- Shara E. Bailey
* The Matty Canyon Population: Dental Observations of Late Archaic Individuals from Southern Arizona- Lorrie Lincoln-Babb
* Milan Dokladá and a Tour of Brno in the Czech Republic- Charles Merbs
* Dental Anthropology (Book Review)- Korri Dee Turner
* On the Cope-Osborn Theory of Trituberculy (Poem)- Kathy Swindler

The Dental Anthropology Newsletter Volume 10, Number 2, 1996

* Presidential Address- Winter 1996 by John R. Lukacs
* Premolar Numbering and Agenesis in Primates by Gram P. Jones
* Stress Impact in Central Italy during the Iron Age: The Evidence of Linear Hypoplasia by Cucina, A. Coppa, and D. Mancinelli

The Dental Anthropology Newsletter Volume 10, Number 3, 1996

* Presidential Address- Phillip L. Walker
* Cro-Magnon and Qafzeh- Vive la Difference- C. Loring Brace
* An Unusual Etruscan Gold Dental Appliance from Poggio Gaiella, Italy: Fourth in a Series by Marshall Joseph Becker
* A New Look at Premolar Trait Variation: Maxillary Premolar Accessory Ridges (MxPar)- Scott E. Burnett

The Dental Anthropology Newsletter Volume 11, Number 1, 1996

* The Dental Anthropology Association World Wide Web Site- Phillip L. Walker
* Cervical Enamel Projections and Enamel Pearls in a Collection of Australian Extracted Molars- Dimitra Lekkas and Grant Townsend
* Abrasion of Teeth in Population Groups from Historical Periods in the Region of Former Yugoslavia- Dinka Mucic and Marija Duric-Srejic
* The Incidence of Torus Mandibularis in Malay Peoples
* An Unusual Maxillary Molar from Prehistoric New Mexico- Marsha D. Ogilvie

Dental Anthropology Volume 12, Number 1, 1997

* A Strategy for Comparing Odontometrics among Groups- Edward F. Harris
* Research World: Foreign Correspondent Occasional Reports 1 Russia- Christy G. Turner II
* Dental Analysis and Determination of Occupational Activities of a Peruvian Formative Population- Gretchen A. Nelson
* Dahlberg Scholarship Established at the University of Toronto- John Mayhall

Dental Anthropology Volume 12, Numbers 2-3, 1998

* An Odontometric Investigation of the Affinities of the Nazlet Khater Specimen to Prehistoric, Protohistoric and Modem African Origins. Ron Pinhasi
* Another Talon Cusp: What does it mean? Christy G. Turner II
* Dental Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara-C.M. Kellner
* The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth: Dental Morphology and its Variants in Recent Human Populations.-C. Loring Brace

Dental Anthropology Volume 13, Numher 1, 1998

* Loss Of Lingual Enamel in Lower Incisors of Papionini. David G. Gantt, Christopher P. Strickland, And John A. Rafter
* Dental Health and Diet of Two Prehistoric Populations from Chile’s Semi-Arid North. Maria Araya Rosado
* A Unilateral Connate Incisor from a Ca. 2,000 Year Old Mandible from the Middle Columbia River Plateau. Guy L. Tasa
* Premolar Double Teeth In A Group Of Irish Orthodontic Referrals. C.M. Mcnamara, O. Cooney, M, O’sullivan, And T.G. McNamara
* Analysis Of The Optical Properties Of Medieval Enamel. Ljiljana Tilhacek-Sojic and Marija Djuric-Srejic
* Dental Anthropology at the University Of Oregon. Guy L. Tasa And Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg
* Japanese, Dental Anthropology Association. John Mayhall

Dental Anthropology Volume 13, Number 2,1999

* Crown Diameters of Deciduous Teeth in Jordan. F. M. Hattab, A.S. Al-Momani, O. M. Yassin, M. A. O. Al-Omari, A.N. Hamasha, M.A. Rawashden, and A. Tavas.
* A Brief Comment on an Intentionally Modified Tooth from the Rio Talgua Region in Northeastern Honduras. Nicholas P. Herrmann, Derek C. Benedix, Ann M. Scott, and Vaileri Haskins
* Dental Anthropology at the Hebrew University - Jerusalem, Israel. Rebecca Haydenblit
* 11th International Symposium On Dental Morphology in Oulu, Finland. Edward F. Harris.

Dental Anthropology Volume 13, Number 3, 1999

* Corono-Radicular Grooves in a Large Sample of Human Maxillary Incisors. Sarbim Ranjitkar, Janet Fuss, Dimitra Lekkas and Grant Townsend
* Dental Anthropology of the Neolithic Russian Far East: I Eurasian Russia. A. M. Haeussler
* Dental Anthropology at Arizona State University. Alma J. Adler.
*  Report from the Editor of Dental Anthropology. A. M. Haeussler