This work provides a new, comprehensive update to the Arizona State University Dental Anthropology System (ASUDAS). Drawing upon her extensive experience in informatics, curating data, and dental morphological data acquisition, Edgar has developed accessible and user-friendly standardized images and descriptions of dental morphological variants. The manual provides nearly 400 illustrations that indicate ideal expressions of each dental trait. These drawings are coupled with over 650 photographs of real teeth, indicating real-world examples of each expression. Additionally, trait descriptions have been written to be clear, comparative, and easy to apply. Together, the images and descriptions are presented in a standardized form for quick and clear reference. All of these modifications to ASUDAS make it more usable for students and professionals alike. In addition to these features of the manual, the text makes a brief but strong argument for why dental morphology will continue to be a useful tool in biological anthropology through the 21st century.
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List of figuresForwardAcknowledgementsPhoto credits Rationale: Why study dental morphology, and why use this book to do it?1.2 Problems collecting dental morphological data 1.3 Dental morphological data are useful Hominin evolutionary relationships Worldwide patterns of variation Intra-regional variation Intra-cemetery relationships Individual level analyses A note about the use of the words, "race" and "ancestry" How to study dental morphology3.1 Data collection Scoring types Breakpoints Weighted frequencies 3.2 Data analysis Biological distance Individual estimation of group membership How to use this manual Data collection pages Manual pages Root traits Arch and tooth reference pages8.1 Arches with directions8.2 Individual tooth directions/cusp names8.3 Deciduous arches (teeth to avoid)9. Individual tooth directions/cusp names10. Deciduous archesGlossaryReferencesIndexTrait expression summary pages
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ISBN
9781629585123
Publisert
2017-05-16
Utgiver
Vendor
Left Coast Press Inc
Vekt
368 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
202

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Biographical note

Heather J.H. Edgar is Curator of Human Osteology for the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, and Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, USA. Her research focuses on the ways in which historical events and cultural trends shape the biology of populations, especially in the U.S. and Mexico.