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Journal Article |
Authors: |
Nakbunlung, Supaporn
Wathanawareekool, Sukhontha
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Title: |
Whispering teeth: nutrition and health of wooden coffin people in the Pang Ma Pha cave sites, northwestern Thailand
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Date: |
2008
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Source: |
Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
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Notes: |
Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Manila, Philippines, 20 to 26 March 2006
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Abstract: |
Nutritional health levels are examined from human dental remains associated with wooden coffins dated between 2000 and 500 years ago at archaeological sites in northwest Thailand. During a two-year-field season, almost 500 human teeth have been recovered. These wooden coffin people had a relatively low incidence of dental caries (4.7%), but a high incidence of tooth wear (30.4%). In short, the dental lesion patterns of these wooden coffin people were similar to those of prehistoric hunting-gathering groups in Thailand.
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Date Created: |
7/18/2008
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Volume: |
28
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Page Start: |
84
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Page End: |
87
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