Interpretative potential of dental metrics for biodistance analysis in hunter-gatherers from central Argentina. A theoretical-methodological approach

Canine sex estimation and sexual dimorphism in the collection of identified skeletons of the University of Coimbra, with an application in a Roman cemetery from Faro, Portugal

“…The magnitude of sexual dimorphism in tooth size is much affected by genetic differences among and within populations (Garn et al, 1967;Moss & Moss-Salentijn, 1977;Saunders et al, 2007), but environmental constraints may also contribute to phenotypic diversity, such as nutrition, disease, climate, and subsistence patterns (Garn, Osborne, & McCabe, 1979;Harris, Hicks, & Barcroft, 2001;Luna, 2015;Potter, Rice, Dahlberg, & Dahlberg, 1983;Townsend & Brown, 1978a, 1978bZorba et al, 2011). The differences in tooth dimensions may also be related to demographic dynamics and to the degree of admixture and genetic drift (Hartl & Jones, 2010 subsequently observed (see for example, Disney, 2009).…”

“…Considering the minimal influence of socioeconomic factors on dental size, shape, and growth patterns, many biologic, demographic, behavioural, and pathological issues may be approached, such as sex and age‐at‐death estimation, diet variations, health patterns, disease affection, and biological distances. Moreover, as tooth size and shape are established in the first stages of the individuals' life and do not change throughout the life, sexual information in subadults can also be obtained, which is often problematic when bones are analyzed (e.g., Hillson, ; Kieser, ; Luna, , , ; Vodanovic, Demo, Njemirovskij, Keros, & Brkic, ).…”

“…Numerous methodologies based on canine metrics have been proposed for archaeological and forensic samples throughout the world, with satisfactory results (e.g., Acharya & Mainali, 2007;Aris, Nystrom, & Craig-Atkins, 2018;García-Campos et al, 2018;Isçan & Kedici, 2003;Karaman, 2006;Khamis, Taylor, Malik, & Townsend, 2014;Kieser, 2008;Mitsea, Moraitis, Leon, Nicopoulou-Karayianni, & Spiliopoulou, 2014;Okazaki, 2005;Saunders, Chan, Kahlon, & Kluge, 2007;Thompson, 2013;Viciano, D'Anastasio, & Capasso, 2015;Viciano, López-Lázaro, & Alemán, 2013;Zorba, Moraitis, Eliopoulos, & Spiliopoulou, 2012;Zorba, Moraitis, & Manolis, 2011;Zorba, Vanna, & Moraitis, 2014). However, as the degree of sexual dimorphism varies among different samples, their application is usually restricted to the population in which it was created (Cardoso, 2010;Hillson, 1986;Kondo & Townsend, 2004;Luna, 2008Luna, , 2010Luna, , 2012Luna, , 2015Pereira, Bernardo, Pestana, Santos, & Mendonça, 2010;Roberts & Manchester, 1999;Saunders et al, 2007;Schwartz & Dean, 2005).…”

Relaciones biológicas en grupos cazadores-recolectores de la transición Pampeano-Patagónica oriental (Argentina) durante el Holoceno tardío. Aportes desde la métrica dental

“…A pasar de esto, los dientes constituyen un tipo de tejido esqueletal valioso para el estudio de las relaciones biológicas. Asimismo, dado su pequeño tamaño y su estructura tenaz, son los elementos del cuerpo humano más resistentes al deterioro postdepositacional, motivo por el cual suelen recuperarse en altas frecuencias, preservándose generalmente mejor que los restos óseos (Hillson, 1996;Luna, 2008Luna, , 2015.…”

“…En Argentina existen escasos antecedentes en el estudio métrico de los dientes humanos. Solo en los últimos años se han comenzado a desarrollar análisis uni y multivariados de biodistancia considerando variables métricas (Bernal, 2007(Bernal, , 2008Luna, 2008Luna, , 2015Bernal et al, 2010;Bollini et al, 2012). Las investigaciones se focalizaron principalmente en el relevamiento de muestras de grupos cazadores-recolectores que ocuparon las regiones de Pampa y Patagonia durante el Holoceno tardío.…”