Bioarchaeological Interpretations of Subsistence Economy and Behavior from Human Skeletal Remains

Larsen, Clark Spencer

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“…L 'Heureux, 2002;Novellino, 2002;Bernal et al, 2007;Menéndez, 2010;Flensborg, 2011;Gómez Otero and Novellino, 2011). These studies indicate no significant differences in the intensity of tooth wear between sexes and over time, and similar decay rates was observed for huntergatherer societies: 0-7.8% (Larsen, 1987) and 0-5.3% (Turner, 1979). However, some geographical variations must be highlighted, such as the significant increase in caries after 1000 years BP both in the Southeastern Pampean region (L'Heureux, 2000(L'Heureux, , 2002 and in the Eastern PampeanPatagonian transition (Flensborg, 2011;see Figure 1), perhaps related to a greater emphasis on plant consumption and an increase in carbohydrate food intake.…”

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“…This situation has been widely identified in past and contemporary hunter-gatherer societies (Lee, 1982;Larsen, 1987Larsen, , 2000. Moreover, the recurrent consumption of highcarbohydrate-content foods has a high cariogenic potential, favoring the proliferation of bacteria and the demineralization of tooth.…”

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“…It is a consequence of the demineralization of the inorganic portion of the tooth by oral bacteria. As diets based on carbohydrate intake generally produce higher frequencies of caries (Goodman et al, 1984), those expected for hunter-gatherer groups are much lower than among agriculturalists (Cohen and Armelagos, 1984;Larsen, 1987;Larsen et al, 1991;Aufderheide and Rodríguez Martín, 1998;Ortner, 2003;Waldron, 2009). In this case, the cariogenic lesions were quantified regardless of size or location on the tooth.…”

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Trends in oral pathology of hunter-gatherers from Western Pampas, Argentina

Luna

Aranda

2014

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Oral health analysis is one of the principal bioarchaeological lines of investigation to evaluate the interaction between the dynamics of human communities in the past, their environment, and their social structure. These studies represent a relatively recent development in the study of native huntergatherers in Argentina. This paper focuses on oral pathology as a contribution to the understanding of the lifestyle diversity of these populations. A sample of human remains from the Chenque I site (Western Pampas, Central Argentina) was studied in order to identify differential patterns by sex, age-at-death, and location of the tooth in the arch. Six variables, considering both teeth and the alveolar tissue, were examined: caries, calculus, wear, periapical lesions, periodontal disease, and antemortem tooth loss. The results indicate that oral health deteriorated more in females. Some divergent patterns were also identified when compared with other contemporary bioarchaeological samples in the region. Both aspects are interpreted in the context of previous proposals that consider the characteristics of hunter-gatherers dynamics just before the Spanish conquest.

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Trends in oral pathology of hunter-gatherers from Western Pampas, Argentina

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“…Los indicadores de estrés funcional nos aproximan a las exigencias y constricciones impuestas tanto por el medio ambiente como por la propia organización social, y nos permiten inferir los patrones de actividades rutinarias desarrolladas por los individuos; esta área es importante, porque provee interesantes herramientas para la realización de inferencias sobre la organización social y económica de los pueblos prehistóricos (Larsen 1987). …”

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“…Estos indicadores ofrecen importante información sobre el comportamiento de las po-blaciones pasadas, ya que puede analizarse la recurrencia de ciertos patrones de patologías para determinar si se trata de accidentes fortuitos en el desarrollo de actividades cotidianas, o si, por el contrario, se deben a agresiones interpersonales, lo que nos acerca al grado de violencia social (Larsen 1987(Larsen y 1997.…”

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Bioarqueología de poblaciones prehistóricas de la quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina)

Seldes

2006

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Weaning and infant mortality: Evaluating the skeletal evidence

Katzenberg

Herring

Saunders

1996

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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Studies of prehistoric patterns of health and disease focus on interpretations of the evidence from hard tissue remains of past peoples. These interpretations are based on observations of living peoples and the sources of stress which may be expected to leave a record in their bones and teeth. One presumed source of stress that has received wide attention in the recent literature is weaning. The process of weaning is often associated with elevated risks of infant mortality and morbidity because infants no longer receive passive immunity from their mothers, and they are exposed to new sources of infection through the weaning diet. The process of weaning has also been tied to the duration of the contraceptive effects of nursing and the return of fecundity, which in turn provides information about birth spacing and population growth. Recently some of the basic assumptions about nursing and weaning, and their effects on morbidity, mortality and population growth, have been challenged, based on new technical and cross-cultural information. It is clear from the demographic literature that some studies based on skeletal samples tend to be too simplistic in terms of the causes of infant morbidity and mortality. This paper reviews current research which relates weaning and infant mortality to health and reproduction in past populations and evaluates studies of enamel hypoplasia and bone chemistry for reconstructing infant feeding practices in the past. o 1996 WiIey-Liss, Inc.

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Bioarchaeological Interpretations of Subsistence Economy and Behavior from Human Skeletal Remains

Cited by 137 publications

References 236 publications

Trends in oral pathology of hunter-gatherers from Western Pampas, Argentina

Trends in oral pathology of hunter-gatherers from Western Pampas, Argentina

Bioarqueología de poblaciones prehistóricas de la quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina)

Weaning and infant mortality: Evaluating the skeletal evidence

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