Ref ID:	32663
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Oxenham, Marc F. Nguyen Lan Cuong, Nguyen Kim Thuy,
Title:	Oral health in northern Viêt Nam: neolithic through metal periods
Date:	2002
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Melaka, Malaysia, 1 to 7 July 1998.
Abstract:	Little is known of the health of people living in northern Vietnam from the past Hoabinhian through to the early Metal periods. This paper reports on results of one component of a larger study of health and disease in prehistoric Vietnam. An examination of the oral health of a population is useful in being sensitive to issues relating to diet, general subsistence strategies, behaviour and disease in general. Two questions were addressed in this paper. The first asks what was the state of the dental health of Neolithic and Metal period communities in Northern Vietnam? This is addressed through the development of an oral health profile for each sample. The second question asks if light can be shed on the diet and subsistence strategies of these communities? This is tackled by comparing the Vietnamese profiles to a standard oral health profile for various subsistence strategies. Aspects of dental health in prehistoric assemblages from Thailand are also compared with the Vietnamese data.
Date Created:	4/2/2003
Volume:	22
Page Start:	121
Page End:	134