Patterns of carious lesions were analyzed in the Classic period coastal Maya population of
Xcambó, a salt production and administration center in northern Yucatan. To this end, the …

The present study compares the frequency of oral pathologies—namely caries, antemortem
tooth loss and periapical defects—between sexes in the Maya site of Xcambó, Yucatán …

The relationship between diet and oral health is widely known, yet data on dental caries
prevalence is lacking for many indigenous groups with traditional or rapidly modernizing …

Dental caries and antemortem tooth loss (AMTL) are investigated in a Classic Maya sample
obtained from the sites of Calakmul, Dzibanché, and Kohunlich (Mexico). This study aims at …

Dental markers have been used to unravel particularities of paleodiet, subsistence, social
structure, and health. This article aims to compare oral pathology among four pre …

One class of data that is crucial to archaeological interpretations of prehistoric populations,
their health, status, and demographic patterns, is that derived from human burials. These are …

Abstract The island of Gran Canaria was inhabited in pre‐Hispanic times by people of North
African origin who arrived on the island towards the second half of the first millennium BC. In …

This volume presents the data, analyses, and interpretation of a wide range of osteological
and burial data. The Petexbatun bioarchaeology subproject included complete assessment …

In this bioarchaeological study of Classic Maya subsistence, we analyzed porotic
hyperostosis, dental caries, and stable isotopes on skeletal remains recovered from 118 …

This chapter uses dental morphology to reconstruct population dynamics, biodistance and
populations' inner variability in 18 human dental collections from Classic and Postclassic …