A Companion to Dental Anthropology - Paperback

by Joel D. Irish (Author), G. Richard Scott (Author)

Companion to Dental Anthropology presents a collection of original readings addressing all aspects and sub-disciplines of the field of dental anthropology--from its origins and evolution through to the latest scientific research.

• Represents the most comprehensive coverage of all sub-disciplines of dental anthropology available today
• Features individual chapters written by experts in their specific area of dental research
• Includes authors who also present results from their research through case studies or voiced opinions about their work
• Offers extensive coverage of topics relating to dental evolution, morphometric variation, and pathology

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BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO ANTHROPOLOGY

A Companion to Dental Anthropology

"This wonderfully comprehensive volume offers detailed insight into virtually every aspect of dental anthropology. It is destined to become an essential resource for scholars and students alike."
Darryl de Ruiter, Texas A&M University

"A Companion to Dental Anthropology is an excellent, up-to-date compilation of chapters by some of the top names in the field, covering everything from dental evolution and morphological variation to pathology and isotopic studies."
Chris Stringer, Natural History Museum, London

A Companion to Dental Anthropology presents a collection of original readings addressing all aspects and subdisciplines of the field, from its "roots" and evolution through to the latest scientific research. Essays are contributed by over 30 scholars and practitioners from a variety of dental anthropology specialties and subfields, who reveal their expertise and share their latest research results. Following an introduction to dental anthropology, the chapters cover topics relating to dental evolution and the human dentition; dental growth, development, and histology; morphometric variations in populations and individuals; dental health and disease; and a group of final readings pointing to new directions in dental anthropological research. A Companion to Dental Anthropology is an essential resource for all aspects of the complex biology of teeth.

Author Biography

Joel D. Irish is Professor of Bioarchaeology in the Research Centre in Evolutionary Anthropology and Palaeoecology, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, at Liverpool John Moores University, UK, and Professor Emeritus in the Anthropology Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His research focuses on dental nonmetric and odontometric variation to estimate biological affinity in recent humans and fossil hominins.

G. Richard Scott is Foundation Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada Reno, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where he taught for 24 years. He has published widely on issues relating to tooth crown and root morphology and biological affinity.