Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles
ABSTRACT Objectives Due to the scarcity of the fossil record, in vivo changes in the dentognathic system of early Homo are typically documented at the level of individual fossil specimens, and it remains difficult to draw population‐level inferences about dietary habits, diet‐related activities and...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.22966 2024-09-15T18:10:14+00:00 Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles Margvelashvili, Ann Zollikofer, Christoph P.E. Lordkipanidze, David Tafforeau, Paul Ponce de León, Marcia S. Wenner-Gren Foundation: Wadsworth fellowship A.H. Schultz Foundation; Swiss National Science Foundation (SCOPES) [Scientific cooperation between Eastern Europe and Switzerland] ESRF [European Synchrotron Radiation Facility] 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22966 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.22966 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.22966 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 160, issue 2, page 229-253 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 2016 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22966 2024-08-13T04:14:52Z ABSTRACT Objectives Due to the scarcity of the fossil record, in vivo changes in the dentognathic system of early Homo are typically documented at the level of individual fossil specimens, and it remains difficult to draw population‐level inferences about dietary habits, diet‐related activities and lifestyle from individual patterns of dentognathic alterations. The Plio‐Pleistocene hominin sample from Dmanisi (Georgia), dated to 1.77 million years ago, offers a unique opportunity to study in vivo changes in the dentognathic system of individuals belonging to a single paleodeme of early Homo . Materials and Methods We analyze dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi sample, and in comparative samples of modern Australian and Greenlander hunter‐gatherer populations, applying clinical protocols of dentognathic diagnostics. Results The Dmanisi hominins exhibit a similarly wide diversity and similar incidence of dentognathic pathologies as the modern human hunter‐gatherer population samples investigated here. Dmanisi differs from the modern population samples in several respects: At young age tooth wear is already advanced, and pathologies are more prevalent. At old age, hypercementosis is substantial. Conclusions Results indicate that dentognathic pathologies and disease trajectories are largely similar in early Homo and modern humans, but that the disease load was higher in early Homo , probably as an effect of higher overall stress on the dentognathic system. Am J Phys Anthropol 160:229–253, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper greenlander* Wiley Online Library American Journal of Physical Anthropology 160 2 229 253 |
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ABSTRACT Objectives Due to the scarcity of the fossil record, in vivo changes in the dentognathic system of early Homo are typically documented at the level of individual fossil specimens, and it remains difficult to draw population‐level inferences about dietary habits, diet‐related activities and lifestyle from individual patterns of dentognathic alterations. The Plio‐Pleistocene hominin sample from Dmanisi (Georgia), dated to 1.77 million years ago, offers a unique opportunity to study in vivo changes in the dentognathic system of individuals belonging to a single paleodeme of early Homo . Materials and Methods We analyze dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi sample, and in comparative samples of modern Australian and Greenlander hunter‐gatherer populations, applying clinical protocols of dentognathic diagnostics. Results The Dmanisi hominins exhibit a similarly wide diversity and similar incidence of dentognathic pathologies as the modern human hunter‐gatherer population samples investigated here. Dmanisi differs from the modern population samples in several respects: At young age tooth wear is already advanced, and pathologies are more prevalent. At old age, hypercementosis is substantial. Conclusions Results indicate that dentognathic pathologies and disease trajectories are largely similar in early Homo and modern humans, but that the disease load was higher in early Homo , probably as an effect of higher overall stress on the dentognathic system. Am J Phys Anthropol 160:229–253, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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Margvelashvili, Ann Zollikofer, Christoph P.E. Lordkipanidze, David Tafforeau, Paul Ponce de León, Marcia S. |
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Margvelashvili, Ann Zollikofer, Christoph P.E. Lordkipanidze, David Tafforeau, Paul Ponce de León, Marcia S. Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles |
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Margvelashvili, Ann Zollikofer, Christoph P.E. Lordkipanidze, David Tafforeau, Paul Ponce de León, Marcia S. |
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Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles |
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Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles |
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Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles |
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Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles |
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Comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the Dmanisi mandibles |
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comparative analysis of dentognathic pathologies in the dmanisi mandibles |
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