A Macroscopic Analysis of Human Dentition at Late Chalcolithic Çamlıbel Tarlası, North Central Anatolia, with Special Reference to Dietary and Non-masticatory Habits

Dental health and diet in early medieval Ireland

“…Similar cases of nonmasticatory dental modifications associated with habitual activities in archaeological contexts were recorded by various authors. [88][89][90][91][92][93] Irvine et al 93 reported changes on the labial side of one maxillary incisor very similar to those recorded in two females from the present study, and suggested it may occur as a result of the pressing of leather or sinew against the tooth whilst sucking them as part of the preparation technique.…”

Diet at Late Chalcolithic Çamlıbel Tarlası, north-central Anatolia: An isotopic perspective

“…Moderate to severe attrition was noted in four children aged between approximately 4 and 10 years. Patterns of dental wear and cupping at Çamlıbel Tarlası are consistent with a diet high in processed grains (Irvine et al, 2014). One child, aged 2-3 years, and another aged 4-5 years, have enamel hypoplasia (Irvine et al, 2014), which may be an indicator of physiological stress (Goodman et al, 1980).…”

“…Dental pathologies that may relate to diet were identified in ten individuals: signs of dental wear, which ranged from slight to extreme, were apparent in six children, two individuals >12 years and two adults (Irvine et al, 2014). Moderate to severe attrition was noted in four children aged between approximately 4 and 10 years.…”

“…Intramural burial appears to have been reserved for children; the few adults from Çamlıbel Tarlası appear to have been buried during the episodes without permanent settlement at the site. Nineteen individuals were excavated from 17 jar burials and primary inhumations at Çamlıbel Tarlası (Thomas, 2011;Irvine et al, 2014). Two distinct burial practices were observed at Çamlıbel Tarlası: although both children and adults were inhumed in a contracted, 'hocker', position with the head pointing to the south and facing towards the east, most of the very young children were interred in large pottery vessels (see Table 3; Schoop et al, 2009;2011b).…”

Tooth grooves, occlusal striations, dental calculus, and evidence for fiber processing in an Italian eneolithic/bronze age cemetery

“…Activity induced dental modifications (AIDMs) offer evidence on cultural practices and general subsistence economies of ancient societies, together with insights on social distribution of working tasks within the communities. Numerous analyses of prehistoric human samples have detected the use of teeth in the production of diverse cultural items (Bocquentin, ; Bocquentin, Sellier, & Murail, ; Bonfiglioli, Mariotti, Facchini, Belcastro, & Condemi, ; Brown and Molnar, ; Cruwys, Robb, & Smith, ; Eshed, Gopher, & Hershkovitz, ; Frayer and Minozzi, ; Irvine, Thomas, & Dietrich‐Schoop, ; Larsen, ; Larsen, Teaford, & Sandford, ; Lorkiewicz, ; Minozzi, Manzi, Ricci, di Lernia, & Borgognini‐Tarli, ; Molnar, , ; Ravy, Clère, & Puech, ; Tanga, Quintili, Tinarelli, D'anastasio, & Viciano, ). Other examples from the more recent archaeological and ethnographic record contain cases of AIDMs.…”