Modificações dentárias na primeira catedral do Brasil, Salvador, Bahia

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ID6136349
AuthorsAndersen Liryo (0000-0002-2530-708X), Claudia Rodrigues-Carvalho (0000-0002-9491-0659), Sheila Mendonça De Souza, Diana Maul De Carvalho (0000-0003-4610-6305)
Year2001
Volume18
Pages119-141
Publication date2001-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAntropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982
PublisherCoimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.14195/2182-7982_18_6
OpenAlexW2502345449
LanguagePT
Citations received4

Human skeleton remains are important archaeological sources of information. Cultural habits such as tooth modification, a practice described in different parts of the world including Brazil, can also be studied. During the archaeological excavations at the Se church (XIX - XX century) of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 44 modified human incisors were found among 1289 commingled teeth of different kinds. All those teeth came from a secondary deposition area associated with the adro at the external front part of the church. The present paper describes those modified teeth whose morphologies are similar to those described for some African and American groups. The archaeological context and some hypothesis for the finding are discussed

Art · Geography · Humanities · dental development and anomalies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Oral and Craniofacial Lesions

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