Childhood growth in the Neolithic : a detailed case study of ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk
The main aim of this project is to provide an insight into childhood experiences in the Neolithic Near East and to investigate the variation in skeletal and dental growth patterns within the context of the profound social and environmental changes taking place during this time period. Detailed archaeological information is available for the Neolithic site of ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk, Turkey (7400â7100 BC to 6200â5900 BC) as well as a considerable sample of immature human remains, which is unique for this time period and area of the world. In order to better understand the lives of the ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk children, a twoâfold methodology based on osteological and dental analysis of growth and development is utilised and results are interpreted using archaeological evidence. Tooth enamel does not remodel during life and teeth are well recovered from archaeological sites, making tooth crowns an important archive of an individualâs development. Using a newly developed 3D technique, a detailed investigation into the variation in the expression of dental growth disturbances (furrowâform enamel hypoplasia) is carried out. The relationship between dental development and skeletal growth is analysed by comparing the enamel
Bocaege, E.
Childhood growth in the Neolithic : a detailed case study of ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk. The main aim of this project is to provide an insight into childhood experiences in the Neolithic Near East and to investigate the variation in skeletal and dental growth patterns within the context of the profound social and environmental changes taking place during this time period. Detailed archaeological information is available for the Neolithic site of ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk, Turkey (7400â7100 BC to 6200â5900 BC) as well as a considerable sample of immature human remains, which is unique for this time period and area of the world. In order to better understand the lives of the ĂatalhĂ¶yĂŒk children, a twoâfold methodology based on osteological and dental analysis of growth and development is utilised and results are interpreted using archaeological evidence. Tooth enamel does not remodel during life and teeth are well recovered from archaeological sites, making tooth crowns an important archive of an individualâs development. Using a newly developed 3D technique, a detailed investigation into the variation in the expression of dental growth disturbances (furrowâform enamel hypoplasia) is carried out. The relationship between dental development and skeletal growth is analysed by comparing the enamel
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