Open AccessDental Analysis and Determination of Occupational Activities in a Peruvian Formative Population
Author(s) -
Gretchen A. Nelson
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
dental anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2769-822X
pISSN - 1096-9411
DOI - 10.26575/daj.v12i1.207
Subject(s) - attrition , dentition , formative assessment , population , dentistry , medicine , environmental health , psychology , pedagogy
Dental analysis of the individuals excavated from the Roca Verde Site in southern Peru demonstrated a relationship between dental pathology and sex-related occupational activities in a Formative Period population. Instances of dental attrition, abrasion, and premortem and postmortem fractures were the majority of the dental pathology. The pathological conditions were categorized according to sex. Macroscopic and microscopic investigations of the dentition provided evidence for a sex-related occupational dichotomy.