{"product_id":"a-world-view-of-bioculturally-scott-e-burnett-9780813054834","title":"A World View of Bioculturally Modified Teeth","description":"\"Brings together studies from diverse time periods and geographic regions to deliver a comprehensive biocultural treatment of dental modification. The volume amply documents the diversity of ways humans modify their teeth and the variety of reasons they may do so.\"--Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Teeth Reveal about Human Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eTooth modification is the longest-lasting type of body modification and the most widespread in the archaeological record. It has been practiced throughout many time periods and on every occupied continent and conveys information about individual people, their societies, and their relationships to others. This necessary volume presents the wide spectrum of intentional dental modification in humans across the globe over the past 16,000 years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese essays draw on research from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Europe. Through archaeological studies, historical and ethnographic sources, and observations of contemporary people, contributors examine instances of tooth filing, notching, inlays, dyeing, and removal. They discuss how to distinguish between these purposeful modifications of teeth and normal wear and tear or disease while demonstrating what patterns of tooth modification can reveal about people and their cultures in the past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott E. Burnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813054834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813054834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018","brand":"Scott E. Burnett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120300191999,"sku":"9780813054834","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14915c45-3275-4299-9a1b-4dabc6ff5402.jpg?v=1687413573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-world-view-of-bioculturally-scott-e-burnett-9780813054834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}