Theme:
2. Archaeological Sciences, Humanities and the Digital era: Bridging the Gaps
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Exploring Dental Pathologies and Diet Across Time and Space: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Content:
Dental pathologies are a valuable source of information about human dietary habits and overall health throughout history. Methods developed within the fields of paleo-dentistry and bioanthropology are used to identify and document the oral status of prehistoric and historic human populations. Dental parameters such as macro/micro wear are also used to infer the overall diet of individuals. These, applied in combination with methods used in paleodietary reconstructions, such as isotopic, genetic, and proteomic data, contribute to a more thorough understanding of dietary habits associated with oral disease in the past. In particular, dental calculus analysis (DCA) including microscopy, aDNA and ancient proteomics, is an incredibly informative tool to explore both ancient diet and shifts of the oral microbiome.
This session will welcome contributions where the aforementioned methods are applied alone or in combination. Case studies covering various chronologies and geographical locations are welcome and an evolutionary perspective is particularly appreciated.
This session will foster interdisciplinary discussions among scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, dentistry, and paleopathology with the main aim of reaching a holistic understanding of the interplay of diet and oral paleo-pathologies across time and space.
Keywords:
Dental paleopathologies, Dietary reconstructions, Dental calculus analysis, Multi-analitical approach
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Antonella Pedergnana (Italy) 1
Co-organisers:
Roger Seiler (Switzerland) 2
Affiliations:
1. Museo Archeologico dell'Alto Adige
2. Institute of Evolutionary Medicine - UZH
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