Abstract
Since the earliest stages of anthropological studies, researchers have suspected that the Natufian populations
practiced tooth evulsion. A comprehensive study of the Epipalaeolithic Levantine dental collections does indeed
show an abnormal rate of ante mortem loss of the central upper incisors, which supports this cultural interpretation. Tooth removal is found in roughly 20% of the adult and subadult populations (sometimes as early as adolescence), and seems to have been practiced equally on females and males. For all Natufian groups in which this practice has been found, the removal seems to be concentrated primarily on the right upper incisor. The leftupper incisor may also be removed, but this appears to be a secondary option. Combining this information with contextual data provides insight into the meanings of this practice. First, the individuals concerned are sometimes buried next to each other, which reinforces the idea that they are of comparable social statuses. Second, the practice seems to spread into the Galilee's major sites only at the very end of the Natufian period, and thus acts as a testimony to the evolution of a regional identity overtime.
References
- Baudoin, M., 1923. "Les mutilations labiales et dentaires", La semaine den- taire 38: 916–917.
Abstract
İlk antropolojik incelemelerden bu yana araştırmacılar, Natuf topluluklarnda diş çekimi uygulaması olduğunu gösteren verilerin bulunduğunu öngörmüşlerdir. Levant'in Epi-Paleolitik dönemine ait dişler üzerine yapılan kapsamlı bir çalışma, gerçekten de orta üst kesicilerde ante mortem kayıp oranının anormal biçimde yüksek olduğunu göstererek bu kültürel yorumu desteklemiştir. Erişkin ve erişkin olmayan nüfusta (bazen ergenliğe kadar inen) diş çekimi kabaca %20 oranında bulunmaktadır ve bu durum erkeklerde ve kadınlarda eşit olarak görülmektedir. Bu uygulamanın görüldüğü bütün Natuf topluluklarında, diş çekimi öncelikle sağ üst kesicide yoğunlaşmaktadır. Sol üst kesicinin de çekilmiş olduğu örmekler varsa da, bu durum oldukça enderdir. Söz konusu sonuçlar, diğer verilerle birlikte ele alındığında bir anlam kazanmaktadır. Öncelikle, bu uygulamanın görüldüğü bireyler bazen yan yana gömülmüşlerdir, bu da bu bireylerin sosyal konumlarının denk olduğu düşüncesini güçlendirmektedir. Ayrıca, bu uygulamanın Galile Havzası'nda Natuf dönemin sonunda yaygınlaşmış olması, uygulamanın bölgesel kimliğin bir göstergesi olduğunu da düşündürmektedir.
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References
- Baudoin, M., 1923. "Les mutilations labiales et dentaires", La semaine den- taire 38: 916–917.
Details
| Primary Language | French |
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| Subjects | Archaeological Science, Archaeology of Europe, The Mediterranean and The Levant, Palaeolithic Age Archeology, Habitat Archeology |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | February 14, 2011 |
| Publication Date | August 10, 2011 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA84NU26EC |
| Published in Issue | Year 2011 Issue: 14 |
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