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Author : Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107082106
Explores the insights that fossil hominin teeth provide about human evolution, linking findings with current debates in palaeoanthropology.
Author : Peter S. Ungar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691182834
Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution’s Bite, noted paleoanthropologist Peter Ungar brings together for the first time cutting-edge advances in understanding human evolution with new approaches to uncovering dietary clues from fossil teeth. The result is a remarkable investigation into the ways that teeth—their shape, chemistry, and wear—reveal how we came to be. Traveling the four corners of the globe and combining scientific breakthroughs with vivid narrative, Evolution’s Bite presents a unique dental perspective on our astonishing human development.
Author : Tanya M. Smith
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780262348935
What teeth can tell us about human evolution, development, and behavior. Our teeth have intriguing stories to tell. These sophisticated time machines record growth, diet, and evolutionary history as clearly as tree rings map a redwood's lifespan. Each day of childhood is etched into tooth crowns and roots—capturing birth, nursing history, environmental clues, and illnesses. The study of ancient, fossilized teeth sheds light on how our ancestors grew up, how we evolved, and how prehistoric cultural transitions continue to affect humans today. In The Tales Teeth Tell, biological anthropologist Tanya Smith offers an engaging and surprising look at what teeth tell us about the evolution of primates—including our own uniqueness. Humans' impressive set of varied teeth provides a multipurpose toolkit honed by the diet choices of our mammalian ancestors. Fossil teeth, highly resilient because of their substantial mineral content, are all that is left of some long-extinct species. Smith explains how researchers employ painstaking techniques to coax microscopic secrets from these enigmatic remains. Counting tiny daily lines provides a way to estimate age that is more powerful than any other forensic technique. Dental plaque—so carefully removed by dental hygienists today—records our ancestors' behavior and health in the form of fossilized food particles and bacteria, including their DNA. Smith also traces the grisly origins of dentistry, reveals that the urge to pick one's teeth is not unique to humans, and illuminates the age-old pursuit of “dental art.” The book is generously illustrated with original photographs, many in color.
Author : Simon Hillson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107011335
This book critically reviews theory, assumptions, methods and literature to examine the unique role of teeth in preserving records of human growth.
Author : William King Gregory
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : History
ISBN : 9785878873161
Author : G. Richard Scott,Christy G. Turner II,Grant C. Townsend,María Martinón-Torres
Publisher : Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107174412
Complete guide to genetics, evolution, and variation in human tooth crown and root morphology in modern and fossil Homo sapiens.
Author : Shara E. Bailey,Jean-Jacques Hublin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781402058448
The objective of the volume is to bring together, in one collection, the most innovative dental anthropological research as it pertains to the study of hominid evolution. In the past few decades both the numbers of hominid dental fossils and the sophistication of the techniques used to analyze them have increased substantially. The book’s contributions focus on dental morphometrics, growth and development, diet and dental evolution.
Author : G. Richard Scott,Christy G. Turner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521784530
A global study of dental variation offering insights into modern human origins.
Author : Scott E. Burnett,Joel D. Irish
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813052977
"Brings together studies from diverse time periods and geographic regions to deliver a comprehensive biocultural treatment of dental modification. The volume amply documents the diversity of ways humans modify their teeth and the variety of reasons they may do so."--Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, author of What Teeth Reveal about Human Evolution Tooth modification is the longest-lasting type of body modification and the most widespread in the archaeological record. It has been practiced throughout many time periods and on every occupied continent and conveys information about individual people, their societies, and their relationships to others. This necessary volume presents the wide spectrum of intentional dental modification in humans across the globe over the past 16,000 years. These essays draw on research from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Through archaeological studies, historical and ethnographic sources, and observations of contemporary people, contributors examine instances of tooth filing, notching, inlays, dyeing, and removal. They discuss how to distinguish between these purposeful modifications of teeth and normal wear and tear or disease while demonstrating what patterns of tooth modification can reveal about people and their cultures in the past and present. A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen
Author : Peter S. Ungar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691182834
Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us how we became human. In Evolution’s Bite, noted paleoanthropologist Peter Ungar brings together for the first time cutting-edge advances in understanding human evolution with new approaches to uncovering dietary clues from fossil teeth. The result is a remarkable investigation into the ways that teeth—their shape, chemistry, and wear—reveal how we came to be. Traveling the four corners of the globe and combining scientific breakthroughs with vivid narrative, Evolution’s Bite presents a unique dental perspective on our astonishing human development.
Author : G. Richard Scott,Joel D. Irish
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107011458
This follow-up to The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth puts methods to use in interpreting human origins and affinities.
Author : Mark F. Teaford,Moya Meredith Smith,Mark W. J. Ferguson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139429221
In this field there has been an explosion of information generated by scientific research. One of the beneficiaries of this has been the study of morphology, where new techniques and analyses have led to insights into a wide range of topics. Advances in genetics, histology, microstructure, biomechanics and morphometrics have allowed researchers to view teeth from alternative perspectives. However, there has been little communication between researchers in the different fields of dental research. This book brings together overviews on a wide range of dental topics linking genes, molecules and developmental mechanisms within an evolutionary framework. Written by the leading experts in the field, this book will stimulate co-operative research in fields as diverse as paleontology, molecular biology, developmental biology and functional morphology.
Author : Peter S. Ungar
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780801899515
Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book, Peter S. Ungar tells the story of mammalian teeth from their origin through their evolution to their current diversity. Mammal Teeth traces the evolutionary history of teeth, beginning with the very first mineralized vertebrate structures half a billion years ago. Ungar describes how the simple conical tooth of early vertebrates became the molars, incisors, and other forms we see in mammals today. Evolutionary adaptations changed pointy teeth into flatter ones, with specialized shapes designed to complement the corresponding jaw. Ungar explains tooth structure and function in the context of nutritional needs. The myriad tooth shapes produced by evolution offer different solutions to the fundamental problem of how to squeeze as many nutrients as possible out of foods. The book also highlights Ungar's own path-breaking studies that show how microwear analysis can help us understand ancient diets. The final part of the book provides an in-depth examination of mammalian teeth today, surveying all orders in the class, family by family. Ungar describes some of the more bizarre teeth, such as tusks, and the mammal diversity that accompanies these morphological wonders. Mammal Teeth captures the evolution of mammals, including humans, through the prism of dental change. Synthesizing decades of research, Ungar reveals the interconnections among mammal diet, dentition, and evolution. His book is a must-read for paleontologists, mammalogists, and anthropologists.
Author : Peter W. Lucas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0521562368
Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely crush, cut, shear or grind food and shows how teeth adapt to diet. Providing an analysis of tooth action based on an understanding of how food particles break, it shows how tooth form from the earliest mammals to modern-day humans can be understood using very basic considerations about fracture. It outlines the theoretical basis step by step, explaining the factors governing tooth shape and size and provides an allometric analysis that will revolutionize attitudes to the evolution of the human face and the impact of cooked foods on our dentition. In addition, the basis of the mechanics behind the fracture of different types of food, and methods of measurement are given in an easy-to-use appendix. It will be an important sourcebook for physical anthropologists, dental and food scientists, palaeontologists and those interested in feeding ecology.
Author : Joel D. Irish,G. Richard Scott
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119096535
Companion to Dental Anthropology presents a collection of original readings addressing all aspects and sub-disciplines of the field of dental anthropology—from its origins and evolution through to the latest scientific research. Represents the most comprehensive coverage of all sub-disciplines of dental anthropology available today Features individual chapters written by experts in their specific area of dental research Includes authors who also present results from their research through case studies or voiced opinions about their work Offers extensive coverage of topics relating to dental evolution, morphometric variation, and pathology
