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31745 |
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Journal Article |
Authors: |
Takenaka, Masami
Mine, Kazuharu
Tsuchimochi, Kazuhiko
Shimada, Kazuyuki
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Title: |
Tooth removal during ritual tooth ablation in the Jomon period
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Date: |
2001
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Source: |
Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
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Notes: |
Indo-Pacific prehistory: the Melaka papers, Vol. 5
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Abstract: |
The presence or absence of broken roots and root fragments in the alveolus resulting from ritual tooth ablation in Jomon skulls was investigated. Five out of 49 Jomon skulls with tooth ablation had residual tooth roots. These examples suggest that incomplete removal of the tooth sometimes occurred during ritual ablation. From this it can be speculated that Jomon people used the traumatic method to knock out teeth during ritual tooth ablation.
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Date Created: |
10/19/2003
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Volume: |
21
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Page Start: |
49
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Page End: |
52
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