Mays, S., Rua, C. and Molleson, T. I. (1995). Molar crown height as a means of evaluating existing dental wear scales for estimating age at death in human skeletal remains. J Archaeol Sci 22 (5). Vol 22(5), pp. 659-670.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Molar crown height as a means of evaluating existing dental wear scales for estimating age at death in human skeletal remains | ||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Archaeol Sci 22 (5) | ||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Journal of Archaeological Science | ||
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22 (5) | ||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
659 - 670 | ||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This study uses skeletons from Poundbury cemetery (Dorset) to evaluate Brothwell's (1963) system for scoring molar wear for age estimation in adult skeletons from archaeological sites. Among the juveniles a highly significant relationship was found between crown height and dental age, confirming the utility of this measurement in the study of individual age at death. In the group as a whole, wear on teeth which are occlusal partners is strongly correlated, hence information loss by considering only upper or lower teeth is minor for the purposes of ageing. The remainder of the paper concentrates on mandibular molars. It appears that mandibular first and second molars wear at similar rates throughout life. Wear on the third molar is more variable and hence should be given less weight in age determination. The results confirm the value of dental wear for estimating age at death, and comparison of crown heights with Brothwell's stages confirms the value of his scheme for scoring wear. However, the definitions of some stages were problematic, and in this light some revisions are suggested. There are problems in applying tooth wear data to age older adults in archaeological populations, particularly as many of these show substantial ante-mortem loss of teeth. It is suggested that for archaeological populations, young adults (17--35) may be distinguished from mature adults (35--55) on the basis of dental wear using Brothwell's chart. In archaeological groups, adults showing losses of more than about 50% of their teeth ante-mortem are probably aged over about 55 years at death. | ||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1995 | ||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Jan 2002 |
