Intentional dental modification in Panamá: New support for a late introduction of African origin

Smith-Guzmán, Nicole E.; Rivera-Sandoval, Javier; Knipper, Corina; Arias, Ginés A. Sánchez

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2020.101226

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“…Deliberate change or transfiguration of the teeth can be done in many ways, including chipping, filing, extraction, plating, inlaying, and coloring. Evidence of such practices can be seen not just in Southeast Asia, but also in other parts of the globe, including South America and Africa (Smith-Guzmán et al 2020, Bonfiglioli et al 2004Mower 1999), andEurope (De Castro et al 1988).…”

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“…Ethnographic and archaeological studies have been published of communities practicing intentional dental modification in different parts of at least Southeast Asia (Rittershofer 1937;Zumbroich 2011;Koesbardiati et al 2015;Domett et al 2011;Newton and Domett 2017;Jones 2001) and South Asia (Coppa et al 2006), South America and Africa (Smith-Guzmán et al 2020, Bonfiglioli et al 2004Mower 1999), andEurope (De Castro et al 1988).…”

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The Prevailing Art and Tradition of Intentional Dental Modification in Prehistoric Southeast Asia | Ang Namamayaning Sining at Tradisyon ng Intensyonal na Modipikasyon ng Ngipin sa Sinaunang Timog-Silangang Asya

Purnell¹

2021

SPAFACON 2021: Papers From the SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology and Fine Arts, 13-17 Decemb

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Since prehistoric times, humans have changed select characteristics of their bodies, such as tattooing, hair-dyeing, cranial and feet deforming, and teeth modifying. Teeth are some of the most well-preserved remains in the archaeological record, with which we can study past cultural and ritualistic beliefs. Previous publications on dental modifications in Southeast Asia are mostly limited to the mainland, thus this paper reviews modifications observed in prehistoric sites across Southeast Asia, identifying common techniques and motivations. Findings show occurrence of dental ablation, filing, plating, and coloration, which began in the Neolithic, disappeared in the Bronze Age, but reappeared in the Iron Age, although the absence may be due to sampling shortage. Modifications have been associated to aestheticism, group identity, rite of passage, practicality, and medical benefit, but whether these all ring true remains uncertain. It is recommended that future research expand scope for better data representation, analyze modifications with context of community profiles, and investigate the significance of migration in the prevalence of certain techniques and patterns as part of understanding the cultural aspects of past humans’ lives, and assess the cultural (dis)continuity of these traditions into modern-day forms of body modification, art, healing, self-expression, and identity. Magmula sinaunang panahon, maitatala ang mga pagbabagong pisikal sa katawan, tulad ng pagtatato, pagkukulay ng buhok, at pag-iiba-anyo ng ulo, paa, at ngipin. Nabibilang ang ngipin sa mga lubos na napepreserbang artepakto sa arkiyoloji, at sa gayo’y magagamit pang-aral ng mga nakalipas na kultura at ritwal. Kasalukuyang limitado sa mainland ng Timog-Silangang Asya ang saliksik sa intensyonal na modipikasyon ng ngipin, kaya tatalakayin dito ang mga sinaunang modipikasyong nabanggit sa buong rehiyon, at tutukuyin ang pagkakatulad sa mga teknik at motibasyon. Nagsimula ang paglaganap ng sadyang pagtatanggal, pagliliha, pagkakalupkop, at pagkukulay ng ngipin noong Panahong Neolitiko, naglaho noong Panahong Tanso, at bumalik muli pagsapit ng Panahong Bakal, ngunit maaaring iukol ang paglaho sa kakulangan ng datos. Hindi pa tiyak, pero pwedeng ang mga modipkasyon sa estetisismo, pakikisama, pagriritwal, praktikalidad, at benepisyong-medikal. Inirerekomendang palawakin sa susunod na saliksik ang sakop para sa mas mabuting representasyon ng datos, suriin ang mga modipikasyon sa konteksto ng komunidad, at imbestigahan ang kahalagahan ng migrasyon sa paglaganap ng mga partikular na teknik at padron habang inuunawa ang mga aspetong kultural ng sinaunang panahon, at tasahan ang pagpapatuloy (o hindi) ng mga tradisyong nabanggit sa kasalukuyang modipikasyon ng katawan, sining, paggagamot, pagpapahayag ng sarili, at identidad.

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The Prevailing Art and Tradition of Intentional Dental Modification in Prehistoric Southeast Asia | Ang Namamayaning Sining at Tradisyon ng Intensyonal na Modipikasyon ng Ngipin sa Sinaunang Timog-Silangang Asya

Purnell¹

2021

SPAFACON 2021: Papers From the SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology and Fine Arts, 13-17 Decemb

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“…In more recent years, the expansion of bioarchaeological investigations across the Caribbean (e.g., Crain 2005; Crespo and Muñoz Guevara 2009; Laffoon et al 2013, 2018) and Latin America (e.g., Beust and Lessa 2020; Pereira 2007; Smith-Guzmán et al 2020; Tiesler et al 2010; Wesp 2020) has opened additional pathways for exploring childhood experiences of captivity across different geographic and cultural contexts. For example, like the New York African Burial Ground project, bioarchaeological and historical research in Campeche, Mexico, has suggested that the specific status of enslaved peoples of African descent within the colonial casta (caste) system likely played a key role in shaping their living conditions and health outcomes in Spanish colonial society and that this differentiation began as early as childhood (Tiesler et al 2010).…”

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“…The expansion of Black feminist approaches in recent years has contributed to the greater visibility of women of African descent in narratives of the diaspora and early African American life (Battle-Baptiste 2011; Franklin 2001). Meanwhile, advances in isotopic and ancient DNA analysis have permitted researchers to gather empirical information about the geographic origins and forced migration patterns of African-descended peoples across the globe, illustrating the rich diversity that existed within and across diaspora populations (Laffoon et al 2013; Price et al 2006; Schroeder et al 2009; Smith-Guzmán et al 2020).…”

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Childhood in Captivity: Bioarchaeological Evidence from a Late Colonial Sugar Plantation in Central Peru

Maass¹

2022

Latin Am. antiq.

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Children and childhood have emerged as important topics for understanding the history of African slavery in the Americas. In historical archaeology, analyses of subadult skeletal remains have provided valuable information about the biological and social conditions of captivity, yet children are infrequently the primary subjects of study in African diaspora bioarchaeology. Recent bioarchaeological research at Hacienda La Quebrada, a late colonial sugar plantation in central Peru, brings new data to bear on these subjects. Excavations at the cemetery for the plantation's enslaved African and Afro-descendant population recovered 158 subadults ranging from newborns to 20 years old, who represented 64% of the burial sample. Paleodemographic data and skeletal indicators of stress indicate that enslaved children were disproportionately affected by the conditions of life at Hacienda La Quebrada, particularly because of insufficient diets and susceptibility to infection and disease. Although these results are specific to the context of plantation slavery in Peru's coastal sugar economy, they contribute new information about the history of African slavery in Peru and about the study of childhood in conditions of captivity and colonialism in the Spanish Americas more broadly.

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Dental modification techniques in Neolithic and modern Cambodia

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Sophady

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L'Anthropologie

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Intentional dental modification in Panamá: New support for a late introduction of African origin

Cited by 5 publications

References 67 publications

The Prevailing Art and Tradition of Intentional Dental Modification in Prehistoric Southeast Asia | Ang Namamayaning Sining at Tradisyon ng Intensyonal na Modipikasyon ng Ngipin sa Sinaunang Timog-Silangang Asya

The Prevailing Art and Tradition of Intentional Dental Modification in Prehistoric Southeast Asia | Ang Namamayaning Sining at Tradisyon ng Intensyonal na Modipikasyon ng Ngipin sa Sinaunang Timog-Silangang Asya

Childhood in Captivity: Bioarchaeological Evidence from a Late Colonial Sugar Plantation in Central Peru

Dental modification techniques in Neolithic and modern Cambodia

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