Anthropological Review (Jun 2021)

Prevalence of dental caries in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age populations from Żerniki Górne (Poland)

  • Tomczyk Jacek,
  • Rusin Paweł,
  • Zalewska Marta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/anre-2021-0016
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 84, no. 2
pp. 201 – 211

Abstract

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The aim of the studies is to describe the prevalence and distribution of dental caries in two populations from Żerniki Górne (Poland). The first population represented the Corded Ware Culture (CWC) (2550–2350 BC), and the second population belonged to the Trzciniec Culture (TC) (1300–1000 BC). While the TC is identified with a typically agricultural strategy, the CWC culture strategy is still debatable. Two types of strategies are indicated in the CWC, either a mixed or typical agricultural economy.

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