Human diet in the early medieval period: Tooth wear, mastication, enamel thickness and its relationship to social stratification

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Human diet in the early medieval period: Tooth wear, mastication, enamel thickness and its relationship to social stratification

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In highly stratified medieval societies, diet is one indicator of individual's socioeconomic status. Diet leaves traces on hard tissues through mastication that causes attrition and directional asymmetry (DA) of facial skeleton. The aim of our study was to validate dietary differences between 2 burial sites of Great Moravia of presumably different socioeconomic status (acropolis, suburbium) through analysis of facial skeleton DA and attrition using methods of 3D geometric morphometrics. We expected the DA and attrition to differ between the sites. Additionally, we recorded enamel thickness of elite and rural graves. We expected the enamel thickness to differ between them, as it selectively responds to changes of subsistence. The acropolis sample had slightly lower attrition score than the suburbium. Mandible DA values did not differ between the areas. However, we found directional changes of mandibular landmarks showing right chewing side preference of the sample. Lower attrition score of acropolis may support expected higher consumption of meat in higher socioeconomic classes. However, the analysis of acropolis and suburbium did not show any significant dietary differences according to applied masticatory forces. The differences in diet were concluded to be more subtle, therefore, the enamel thickness analysis has been included.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Human diet in the early medieval period: Tooth wear, mastication, enamel thickness and its relationship to social stratification

Popis výsledku anglicky

In highly stratified medieval societies, diet is one indicator of individual's socioeconomic status. Diet leaves traces on hard tissues through mastication that causes attrition and directional asymmetry (DA) of facial skeleton. The aim of our study was to validate dietary differences between 2 burial sites of Great Moravia of presumably different socioeconomic status (acropolis, suburbium) through analysis of facial skeleton DA and attrition using methods of 3D geometric morphometrics. We expected the DA and attrition to differ between the sites. Additionally, we recorded enamel thickness of elite and rural graves. We expected the enamel thickness to differ between them, as it selectively responds to changes of subsistence. The acropolis sample had slightly lower attrition score than the suburbium. Mandible DA values did not differ between the areas. However, we found directional changes of mandibular landmarks showing right chewing side preference of the sample. Lower attrition score of acropolis may support expected higher consumption of meat in higher socioeconomic classes. However, the analysis of acropolis and suburbium did not show any significant dietary differences according to applied masticatory forces. The differences in diet were concluded to be more subtle, therefore, the enamel thickness analysis has been included.

Druh

O - Ostatní výsledky

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů