Shark Teeth Research Opportunities Broadened by Innovations in Materials Science

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Past Human-Shark Interactions" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The study of sharks in the archaeological record provides plentiful research opportunities within the lenses of social zooarchaeology and materials science. The convergence of these two themes when analyzing artifact shark teeth presents unique advantages and challenges to understanding how past people perceived sharks and made use of their physical remains. Advanced methods in materials science (scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction) as well as potential avenues for future investigations are outlined by summarizing an analysis of 107 shark teeth from 16 archaeological sites across Florida.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Past Human-Shark Interactions   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38800.0