Petras, Crete (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Examination of the contents of human tooth tartar from a Byzantine cemetery in Petras was undertaken to identify any pollen, phytoliths, starch granules, plant cells, hair, and other remains recovered. Human tooth tartar forms more or less continuously on teeth and encapsulates debris in the mouth. Therefore, particles of food, such as starch granules, phytoliths, or calcium oxalate bodies might be trapped by this process. Recovery and identification of remains in tooth calculus from four...