Timing of Stress Episodes at Houtaomuga: Neolithic and Bronze Age Comparisons

Summary

The unworn and minimally worn anterior teeth of 48 individuals from Neolithic and Bronze Age levels of the Houtaomuga site in Jinlin Province, China were examined macro- and microscopically for location on the labial surface of lines of Enamel Hypoplasia relative to the cementoenamel junction. From estimated ages of enamel formation across the tooth crown surface, ages of occurrence of stress exposure were calculated. Variation in timing of growth cessation and recovery from birth to 6 years, as recorded in the enamel of the anterior dentition, is explored within the cultural and environmental contexts of two distinct subsistence economies: the Neolithic based solely on hunting-gathering-fishing, the Bronze Age with millet cultivation added to the basic h/g/f economy. This study examines the bioarchaeology and life histories of young children across dimensions of time, environment and subsistence in Northeast China.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Bio-cultural Approach to the Osteoarchaeological Inquiries in China   •
• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)

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Abstract Id(s): 15579