The Effect of Freshwater Mussel Consumption on Dental Wear During the Late Archaic Period
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-kent13008228172021-08-03T05:37:26Z The Effect of Freshwater Mussel Consumption on Dental Wear During the Late Archaic Period Nealis, Stuart Edmund Archaeology dental wear Archaic Midwest shell mound freshwater mussels dietary grit groundstone tool effects food processing This thesis studies the effect of eating freshwater mussels on the dental wear rate and amount seen during the Late Archaic period (5,000-3,000 B.P.) in the Midwestern USA. The Indian Knoll population from Kentucky, with heavy shellfish utilization, was compared to the Black Earth population from Illinois, which exhibited no shellfish exploitation. The results show that no significant difference in rate or amount can be seen between these two populations. These populations were then compared to the Late Woodland period (1500-1000 B.P.) Libben population from Ohio as a control. Both the rate and amount of wear were found to be significantly greater in the Archaic period than the Woodland period. The evidence suggests that while shellfish did not noticeably impact wear in the Archaic, the grit introduced from groundstone tool technology and food processing techniques such as stone boiling were the main cause of such drastic wear levels. The Libben wear rate and amount is considerably less due to the advent of ceramic technology used in food processing. 2011-04-08 English text Kent State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1300822817 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1300822817 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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The Effect of Freshwater Mussel Consumption on Dental Wear During the Late Archaic Period |
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effect of freshwater mussel consumption on dental wear during the late archaic period |
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2011 |
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