Yu-Shiang Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 4895145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yu-Shiang Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yu-Shiang |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A kingdom with blackened teeth 2,000 years ago
Tooth blackening, the deliberate modification of teeth to achieve a lustrous black appearance, is well documented in modern Vietnam, but its ancient practice remains elusive. This study applies chemical analyses to Iron Age human teeth from the Dong Xa site in northern Vietnam, dated to approximately 2000 years ago. By integrating compositional results with ethnographic parallels and experimental controls, we identify a diagnostic signature of to…
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A kingdom with blackened teeth 2,000 years ago
Tooth blackening, the deliberate modification of teeth to achieve a lustrous black appearance, is well documented in modern Vietnam, but its ancient practice remains elusive. This study applies chemical analyses to Iron Age human teeth from the Dong Xa site in northern Vietnam, dated to approximately 2000 years ago. By integrating compositional results with ethnographic parallels and experimental controls, we identify a diagnostic signature of to…
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (1 work) · Bronze (1 work) · Bronze Age (1 work) · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (1 work) · Ethnography (1 work) · Expression (computer science (1 work) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (1 work) · Identity (music (1 work) · Parallels (1 work)