The biocultural context of dental modification in prehistoric Southeast Asia
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[Extract] Many cases of intentional dental modification have been documented throughout prehistoric mainland Southeast Asia (see Tayles 1996; Domett and Oxenham 2010; Domett et al. 2013). This area spans what is now Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos. The evidence to date is predomminantly confined to Neolithic and Iron Age communities; only a few potential cases of dental modification in the Bronze Age exist for this region. The majority of communities identified with dental modification show evidence only for anterior tooth ablation, typically in symmetrical patterns. More recent evidence indicates that dental filing also occurred in parts of prehistoric Cambodia (Ikehara-Quebral 2010; Domett et al. 2013; Matsushita and Matsushita 2013). This evidence adds to the widespread identification of intentional dental modification around prehistoric mainland Southeast Asia and provides an opportunity to understand the biological impact and biocultural significance of this practice in the region more fully.
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A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth
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