Dental Analysis in Archaeology

Kelli- a local student found this and her teacher sent it to me:

Dental Analysis in Archaeology

(http://www.perioimplants.us/dental-analysis-in-archaeology.html)

Thanks Kelli!  That's an interesting site with an overview of what archaeologists and biological anthropologists can learn from dentition as well as some links to other articles and resources.

Teeth of course are the hardest bones in the body and the ones most likely to fossilize, so they are more common than other fossils.  They are also some of the most useful, because in general, you can learn a lot more from teeth than any other bone I can think of.  A single tooth can identify a species, in some cases, to say nothing of what we can learn about diet from them.

Kudos to this dental practice for spreading the word about dental archaeology!

While we are on the subject- here are two more sites to check out:

It’s the Tooth: Dental Remains & ArchaeologyASOR blog- American Schools of Oriental Research-Boston University

Teeth - An Introduction for Archaeologists

http://www.wikiarc.org/teeth