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Diet and subsistence in Remote Oceania: an analysis using oral indicators of diet

Year: 2015

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This chapter analyzes oral conditions (caries, periapical cavities, ante-mortem tooth loss, periodontal disease, chipping, and dental wear) in order to understand dietary patterns in prehistoric Remote Oceania.Three prehistoric cemetery samples from Tonga, Fiji, and the Cook Islands are analyzed to examine dietary differences at intra-population and inter-population levels that may be related to variations in subsistence practices or other cultural influences.Discrepancies between the results from oral conditions analysis and previous isotopic analyses are discussed.

Source: Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University)

Authors: CH Stantis, Nancy Tayles, Rebecca Kinaston, Claire Cameron, Patrick D. Nunn, Michael P. Richards, Hallie R. Buckley

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Otago, Royal Society, Royal Society Te Apārangi

OpenAlex ID: W2978156115

FWCI: 7.371

Cites: 106

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10