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Journal of Archaeological Science: ReportsVolume 27, October 2019, Article number 101961

A pattern of metatarsal bovine bone surface alterations produced by human permanent teeth - An experimental approach(Article)(Open Access)

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  • aUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Hajduk Veljkova 3, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
  • bUniversity of Novi Sad, Institute BioSense, dr Zorana Djindjica 1, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
  • cUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Cika Ljubina 18-20, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
  • dUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Trg Dositeja Obradovica 6, Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia

Abstract

The research of human induced tooth marks on bone surface represents a promising field of investigation of high interest for archaeologists. The aim of this study was to address the issue of equifinality of tooth marks recognition and analysis using experimental setup involving permanent teeth. Five volunteers mouthed and chewed fresh metatarsal bovine bone. A total of >2000 marks were recorded and the type, geometry and metrics reported. Differences between tooth type and intensity level employed for marks formation were also described. The obtained data may support the identification and recognition of human tooth marks in the archaeological context. © 2019 The Authors

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Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
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European Research CouncilERC

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    This paper is a result of the Project “BIRTH: Births, mothers and babies: prehistoric fertility in the Balkans between 10 000–5000 BC”, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 640557 ). The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewer for his/her helpful and constructive comments that greatly contributed to improving the final version of the paper. They would also like to thank the Editors for their generous comments and support during the review process.

  • ISSN: 2352409X
  • Source Type: Journal
  • Original language: English
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101961
  • Document Type: Article
  • Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

  Petrovic, B.; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Hajduk Veljkova 3, Novi Sad, Serbia;
© Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

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