Periapical lesions and dental wear in the early Maori

Kieser, J.A.; Kelsen, A.; Love, Robert M.; Herbison, Peter; Dennison, K.J.

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“…These periods appeared to have the most severe tooth wear, and most of the teeth involved in this condensing bone structure were not diseased, or had only minor damage. This fact was consistent with the competition process between abrasion and decay (Maat & Van der Velde 1987, Clarke & Hirsch 1991, Keiser et al. 2001).…”

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A comparative analysis of periapical health based on historic and current data

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“…Tooth wear refers to the cumulative loss of enamel and dentine from both the occlusal and interproximal surfaces of the teeth (Soames & Southam, 2005). Attrition can be affected by environmental and behavioral factors, including sex and age (Berbesque et al 2012; Fujita et al 2009), dietary composition (Littleton & Frohlich, 1993; Molnar, 1971), subsistence strategies (Smith, 1984), food processing methods (Hinton, 1982; Watson, 2008), non‐masticatory behaviors (Kieser et al 2001, Kaidonis, et al 2014), bruxism (Sameera et al, 2017), and so forth. Unlike microwear, such macrowear is not influenced by “The Last Supper” effect and reflects the long‐term effect on tooth tissue (Grine, 1986; Janis, 1990).…”

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Mixed economy and dried foods: Dental indicators reveal Heishuiguo Han Dynasty population's environmental adaptation to the semi‐arid region of northwestern China

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Situated in the middle Hexi corridor, a vital passage of the ancient Silk Road, the Heishuiguo site was a military town on the northwestern frontier of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). To understand the lifestyle of the Heishuiguo population, levels of dental caries and tooth wear were assessed. Archaeological findings and historical records revealed a mixed subsistence strategy dependent upon agricultural production and domesticated animals at Heishuiguo. This was also supported by evidence from stable isotope analysis. Teeth are an excellent material for the reconstruction of ancient diet, subsistence strategies, and social behavior. The rate of dental caries in the Heishuiguo population fell into the range of mixed economic population. Tooth wear analysis, however, shows a conflicting result. Anterior tooth wear is particularly severe at Heishuiguo, indicating subsistence practices similar to hunter‐gatherers and modern Xinjiang Kazakhs. As a major Han garrison, the majority of the Heishuiguo populace were either immigrants or the descendants of immigrants. Their diet, with rich nutritional value, portability, and adapted to long‐term preservation needs, suited environmental requirements at Heishuiguo. However, these foods generally required heavier use of cutting and tearing motions with the anterior teeth. Frequent occlusion (alignment) as a result of such actions resulted in severe tooth wear. Such tooth wear may be attributed to a preference for tough, dry foods, such as nang cake along the Heishuiguo population, as well abundant meat consumption. Such a dietary culture resulted from the hot and dry climate, complex geographical conditions, and abundant resources at Heishuiguo. The result was that a unique lifestyle and dietary culture gradually formed at Heishuiguo due to this creative adaptation to the local environment.

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“…There was no discussion in her thesis regarding the consent process or the fact that consent was not needed to study collections overseas this will be discussed in detail in Chapter Eight. Of the 14 international institutions identified, five were chosen and This however is an observation that was made in the 1960s by R. M. S. Taylor (1963), in the 1970s and 80s by Houghton (1975Houghton ( , 1980, and even in the twenty-first century by Kieser et al (2001). It seems from George's concluding remarks that the aim of the thesis, aside from a dental pathology profile, was to achieve a number of 'firsts' within the scientific discipline of biological anthropology.…”

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Te Hokinga Mai O Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Perspectives of Repatriation and the Scientific Research of Ancestral Remains.

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<p>The repatriation of human remains has been the subject of much discussion and debate, especially since the 1990s. Since then, there has been a marked increase in the international literature relating to museums, indigenous peoples and repatriation; however, this literature is mainly written from the perspective of museums and universities. Although there has been some publication of the views on repatriation of indigenous communities there is a conspicuous absence of Māori perspectives in this literature. In particular, there is a lack of Māori voice on the repatriation of ancestral remains, as well as a lack of commentary on the so-called scientific research on ancestral remains that has taken place, and continues to take place, in universities, museums, and medical institutions around the world. This lack of indigenous perspective in the repatriation literature has resulted in mainstream assumptions about why indigenous communities, such as Māori, have been so active in repatriation activities over the last 25 years. The assumptions have tended to view the motives of indigenous peoples as politically motivated and even go as far as describing them as “activist” in nature rather than motivated by cultural beliefs and imperatives. This perceived view, as well as the views of many writers in the scientific and museum professions who do not agree with the repatriation of human remains back to origin communities because of their “loss to science” and therefore humankind, has prompted hotly contested debates concerning these issues. These contested views lead inevitably to the question of consent and whether the taking of skeletal remains from burial contexts to carry out ‘scientific’ research without consent is deemed ethical by today’s standards. The primary aim of this thesis is to document Māori perspectives on the repatriation of ancestral human remains and to understand the significance of Māori ancestral human remains for descendant communities. A secondary aim is to review some of the scientific research which has been carried out on Māori ancestral remains, and to identify the benefits, if any, of that research for descendant communities.</p>

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Periapical lesions and dental wear in the early Maori

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A comparative analysis of periapical health based on historic and current data

A comparative analysis of periapical health based on historic and current data

Mixed economy and dried foods: Dental indicators reveal Heishuiguo Han Dynasty population's environmental adaptation to the semi‐arid region of northwestern China

Te Hokinga Mai O Ngā Tūpuna: Māori Perspectives of Repatriation and the Scientific Research of Ancestral Remains.

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