期刊名称：Interdisciplinaria Archaeologica : Natural Sciences in Archaeology
印刷版ISSN：1804-848X
出版年度：2016
卷号：VII
期号：1
页码：55-70
出版社：Archaeological Centre Olomouc
摘要：Buccal dental microwear analysis was carried out on a sample of 46 individuals from the Prague-Zličínsite, Czech Republic. The Prague-Zličín burial ground is dated to the Migration Period, 5th centuryAD. For each individual, molars or premolars were analyzed in secondary electrons of scanningelectron microscope. The length, orientation and number of all observed striations were quantifiedusing SigmaScan Pro 5.0, image analysis software. Subsequently, results obtained were compared withpublished datasets acquired from studies of various modern hunter-gatherers, pastoral, and agriculturalpopulations with different dietary habits (Lalueza et al. 1996). The analysis yielded a similar microwearpattern within the Prague-Zličín population. The density and the length of microstriations showed nointer-group variability according to sex and age in adults; only an age-related variability, which mighthave resulted from different ratios of meat and vegetable intake, was observed between adults andsubadults. The abrasiveness of food consumed in the Migration period was significantly higher than theother comparative Neolithic and Medieval samples in terms of striation density (NT) and length (XT).The observed amounts of abrasive particles in the diet might have originated from highly-abrasive foodand/or food preparation technology. Migration period individuals were found to have a significantlyhigher number of vertical microwear features (NV), which were also found to be longer (XV) thanother examined individuals from different periods. A possible high meat intake might be inferred in thePrague-Zličín population using NH/NT and NV/NT ratios. When comparing social status with dietaryhabits, a softer diet was found in individuals with higher social status.
关键词：Buccal dental microwear;Diet;SEM;Prague-Zličín;Migration Period;social status
