Palaeontology: early Neolithic tradition of dentistry.

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MOCA Reference, APE

Publication Type: Journal Article

Authors: Coppa, A; Bondioli, L; Cucina, A; Frayer, D W; Jarrige, C; Jarrige, J-F; Quivron, G; Rossi, M; Vidale, M; Macchiarelli, R

Year of Publication: 2006

Journal: Nature

Volume: 440

Issue: 7085

Pagination: 755-6

Date Published: 2006 Apr 6

Publication Language: eng

ISSN: 1476-4687

Keywords: Culture, Dental Enamel, Female, Fossils, History of Dentistry, History, Ancient, Humans, Male, Pakistan, Tooth

Abstract:

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.

DOI: 10.1038/440755a

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16598247?dopt=Abstract

Alternate Journal: Nature

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