A Roman-period dental filling made of a hard tissue compound? : Bioarchaeological and medical-historical investigations carried out on a Roman-period burial from Oberleuken-Perl (Lkr. Merzig-Wadern/D)
Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt. Bd. 49. H. 3. Mainz: Zentralmuseum 2019 S. 371 - 391
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
ISBN/ISSN: 2364-4729 ; 0342-734X
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Sprache: Englisch
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Inhaltszusammenfassung
The skeletal remains of an individual were found in 2001 in the vicinity of the Roman open-air museum at »Villa Borg« near Oberleuken-Perl, Saarland. Radiocarbon analysis dated the feature to the 1st century AD. No belongings or grave goods were found. The osteological examination showed that the skeletal remains were those of an adult male. The bones bore no evidence of injury or disease, which meant that it was not possible to determine the cause of death. Whilst the carbon and nitrogen iso...The skeletal remains of an individual were found in 2001 in the vicinity of the Roman open-air museum at »Villa Borg« near Oberleuken-Perl, Saarland. Radiocarbon analysis dated the feature to the 1st century AD. No belongings or grave goods were found. The osteological examination showed that the skeletal remains were those of an adult male. The bones bore no evidence of injury or disease, which meant that it was not possible to determine the cause of death. Whilst the carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios were consistent with the local dietary range in the Roman period, the results of the strontium isotope analysis suggested that the individual had spent his childhood and adolescence else-where. The second molar of the left mandible exhibited a defect or cavity which contained a substance resembling filling material. Imaging techniques and material analyses were used to determine whether this was indeed a dental filling and to obtain information about the nature and composition of the material used. Hydroxyapatite, rutile, quartz and goethite were identified as the main components, though there was no evidence of a binder. Since crushed bone and teeth have been widely used for various purposes since Antiquity, it is conceivable that the substance analysed was a »filling«.» weiterlesen» einklappen
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Alte Geschichte, Archäologie
