Palaeontology Early Neolithic tradition of dentistry

Palaeontology Early Neolithic tradition of dentistry

Prehistoric evidence for the drilling of human teeth in vivo has so far been limited to isolated cases from less than six millennia ago. Here we describe eleven drilled molar crowns from nine adults discovered in a Neolithic graveyard in Pakistan that dates from 7,500–9,000 years ago. These findings...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature 2006-04, Vol.440 (7085), p.755-756
Hauptverfasser: Macchiarelli, R, Coppa, A, Bondioli, L, Cucina, A, Frayer, D. W, Jarrige, C, Jarrige, J. -F, Quivron, G, Rossi, M, Vidale, M
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Case studies
Culture
Dental Enamel
Dentistry
Female
Fossils
History of Dentistry
History, Ancient
Humans
Male
Pakistan - ethnology
Paleontology
Prehistoric era
Teeth
Tooth
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Zusammenfassung:Prehistoric evidence for the drilling of human teeth in vivo has so far been limited to isolated cases from less than six millennia ago. Here we describe eleven drilled molar crowns from nine adults discovered in a Neolithic graveyard in Pakistan that dates from 7,500–9,000 years ago. These findings provide evidence for a long tradition of a type of proto-dentistry in an early farming culture.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/440755a