Dental Microwear Analysis, Experimental, Cleaning Technique (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Nancy Williams. Miriam Belmaker. Danielle MacDonald.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. As surface texture analysis has become more popular in archaeology, various materials were adapted to gather data left by use and dental-wear. Silicon-based dental impression materials, such as President® Jet by Coltène Whaledent, are used to make negative molds of wear patterns. These techniques have been applied to examining the dental microwear of teeth...