Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus)
Abstract Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) have shaped the cultures and provided livelihood to peoples of the Northern Hemisphere for thousands of years. They are still the socio‐economic cornerstone of many northern cultures. Insight into reindeer mortality patterns is important for understanding past...
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crwiley:10.1002/oa.2961 2024-09-30T14:41:40+00:00 Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) van den Berg, Mathilde Loonen, Maarten J. J. E. Çakırlar, Canan Academy of Finland European Research Council 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.2961 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/oa.2961 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/oa.2961 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ International Journal of Osteoarchaeology volume 31, issue 3, page 417-428 ISSN 1047-482X 1099-1212 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2961 2024-09-05T05:08:27Z Abstract Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) have shaped the cultures and provided livelihood to peoples of the Northern Hemisphere for thousands of years. They are still the socio‐economic cornerstone of many northern cultures. Insight into reindeer mortality patterns is important for understanding past human–reindeer interactions and reindeer population fluctuations in relation to climatic and environmental change. Beyond archaeology, assessing the age structures of modern reindeer populations is important for developing wildlife management strategies. This paper presents a quick, non‐destructive and cheap method to estimate age in reindeer in both modern and ancient populations based on tooth wear and eruption patterns of mandibular teeth. We devised the method using a large sample of Svalbard reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus ) of known age. We blind‐tested the method and tested its applicability on another known‐age Svalbard reindeer mandible assemblage. The tests demonstrate our methods' user‐friendliness and reliability to generate reproducible, reusable datasets and accuracy in estimating reindeer age‐at‐death. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Svalbard svalbard reindeer Wiley Online Library Svalbard International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 31 3 417 428 |
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Abstract Reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) have shaped the cultures and provided livelihood to peoples of the Northern Hemisphere for thousands of years. They are still the socio‐economic cornerstone of many northern cultures. Insight into reindeer mortality patterns is important for understanding past human–reindeer interactions and reindeer population fluctuations in relation to climatic and environmental change. Beyond archaeology, assessing the age structures of modern reindeer populations is important for developing wildlife management strategies. This paper presents a quick, non‐destructive and cheap method to estimate age in reindeer in both modern and ancient populations based on tooth wear and eruption patterns of mandibular teeth. We devised the method using a large sample of Svalbard reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus ) of known age. We blind‐tested the method and tested its applicability on another known‐age Svalbard reindeer mandible assemblage. The tests demonstrate our methods' user‐friendliness and reliability to generate reproducible, reusable datasets and accuracy in estimating reindeer age‐at‐death. |
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van den Berg, Mathilde Loonen, Maarten J. J. E. Çakırlar, Canan |
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van den Berg, Mathilde Loonen, Maarten J. J. E. Çakırlar, Canan Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) |
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van den Berg, Mathilde Loonen, Maarten J. J. E. Çakırlar, Canan |
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van den Berg, Mathilde |
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Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) |
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Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) |
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Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) |
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Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) |
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Judging a reindeer by its teeth: A user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus) |
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judging a reindeer by its teeth: a user‐friendly tooth wear and eruption pattern recording scheme to estimate age‐at‐death in reindeer ( rangifer tarandus) |
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