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)
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–rein...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/bdbc75de-1956-455a-9642-800e7169689d 2024-09-15T18:31:42+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 2021-05-01 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/bdbc75de-1956-455a-9642-800e7169689d https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/bdbc75de-1956-455a-9642-800e7169689d https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2961 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/621487822/Intl_J_of_Osteoarchaeology_2021_Berg_Judging_a_reindeer_by_its_teeth_A_user_friendly_tooth_wear_and_eruption_pattern.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100356913&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/bdbc75de-1956-455a-9642-800e7169689d info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess van den Berg , M , Loonen , M J J E & Çakırlar , C 2021 , ' 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) ' , International Journal of Osteoarchaeology , vol. 31 , no. 3 , pp. 417-428 . https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2961 Cervidae dentition-based age estimation mortality profile reproducible datasets Svalbard zooarchaeological methods article 2021 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2961 2024-07-01T14:49:25Z 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 Rangifer tarandus Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Svalbard svalbard reindeer University of Groningen research database International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 31 3 417 428 |
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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 |
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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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