Digital cementum luminance analysis (DCLA)
A Tool for the Analysis of Climatic and Seasonal Signals in Dental Cementum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7809679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C M Wall-Scheffler (0000-0002-0224-0476, University of Cambridge, corresponding author), C M Wall‐Scheffler, R A Foley (0000-0003-0479-3039, University of Cambridge) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-27 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/oa.918 |
| OpenAlex | W2140572277 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 25 |
Cementum banding patterns have been used by archaeozoologists and wildlife managers for a number of decades to assess the season and age at death of mammalian populations. However, the observation and measurement of the nature of cementum banding, especially that of the final band, has proved to be difficult except under conditions of excellent preservation and advanced microscopy. The research presented here details a method for extracting luminance data from the banding patterns of cementum in order to quantify the optical properties of cementum tissue. By doing so, analysis of the relationship between cementum deposition and environmental variables is achieved. We present the results of a digital cementum luminance analysis (DCLA) on a sample of first molars from two species, Ovis aries , Soay and Capra ibex . The results indicate that significant relationships occur between seasonal temperature changes and cementum histology. Furthermore, we show that luminance values can be used to assess the geographical range of genetically similar populations. Our results demonstrate that the study of luminance is a vital tool for the quantitative study of dental cementum for both archaeological and ecological studies. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Biology · Cementum · Computer vision · Dental cementum · Dentin · Digital image analysis · Geography · Luminance · Computer Science · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |