...In Caribbean archaeological context, dental modifications originate from post-contact African populations as a practice brought into the region through the colonial slave trade. Six individuals recovered from Canímar Abajo exhibit dental modification of the upper central incisors similar to West...

...Table 5.1. Number and percent of males and females with and without dental modifications in Cape Town and average age when teeth were modified Females Males Totals Sample size 1,196 971 2,167 Number modified 453 435 888 Number unmodified 743...

...Table 13.1. Summary of Mariana Islands sites with intentional dental modification Island/site Dates/phase MNI Type of intentional modification ^a References #Ind. with abrading #Ind.with incising ^b M F ^? Total # affected ind...

... fissures/fractures ^a 58 98.3 a. Note: Results obtained from combined optical and X-ray study. Table 17.2. Presence of filing and inlays in the global skeletal series and absolute and percent frequencies of dental modification by sex and age Age...

.... Distribution of dental modification and funerary objects in the El Cementerio skeletal sample Age Group Sex n Dental Modifications (n) Funerary Objects (n) Infant (0–2) n.a. 26 0 10 Child (2–12) n.a. 26 1 12 Adolescent (12–20) Male 5 1 3...

...The subject of this volume is intentional dental modification—changing the human appearance by removing teeth, or otherwise altering their shape, surface, or color. It has been practiced, in one form or another, on every occupied continent at some point over the past 16,000 years. The contributions...

... guttering Quonset hut nasal bone configuration Race identification FORDISC 3 0 Carabelli's cusp Teeth ancestry and Maxillary lateral incisors Avulsion of maxillary incisors Cyprus early Christian basilicas in Dental modification of Burial Senegal Textile production in Alalakh Craniofacial...

..., and color are among those long used to impart information about the individual, their society, and relationship to others. The practice of intentional dental modification is widespread, occurring at some point in time in most major areas of the world. The purpose of this chapter is threefold: 1) to describe...

...Figure 3.1. Approximate locations of some sub-Saharan African ethnic groups with intentional dental modification mentioned in text. Map created by Joel D. Irish. Figure 3.2. (a) Fang form of upper incisor filing/chipping from Benin, western Africa. (b) Upper incisor filing/chipping...

... could not be excluded however, that some labial grooves were the result of task activities performed daily for a long time, although a specific craft activity could not be ascertained. The fact that several men exhibit other dental modifications besides horizontal grooves, including worn flat facets...

... teeth. Figure 15.1. (a) Sites with modified teeth in the American Bottom Region. (b) Sites with modified teeth in the Illinois River Valley. (c) Types of dental modification in Illinois. Maps and photographs courtesy of Illinois State Archaeological Survey, University of Illinois. Intentionally...

...Table 18.1. Number of individuals analyzed and frequency of dental modification by site Site Modification present Modification absent Total Frequency (%) F M Río Viejo 3 9 12 25 1 2 Don Genaro 2 6 8 25 1 1 Yugüe 2 11...

... Dental calculus Dental modification Maya cultural origin Mickleburgh Hayley L Fauna remains Hutia Capromys sp Laffoon Jason Pig Sus scrofa Strontium isotope analysis Agricultural ceramicist Cueva Cerro de los Muertos site Potrero de El Mango site Yucatán Barbados Hoogland Menno Cemetery...

...Table 16.1. Proposed cases of intentional dental modification in the southwestern United States Site State Feat./Spec. # Sex Age Modification overview Source Obs. Method Grand Canal, AZ: T:12:16 (ASU) AZ F90 M A ^a Mesial and distal chipping...