Book contents
- Dental Cementum in Anthropology
- Dental Cementum in Anthropology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction: Cementochronology in Chronobiology
- Part I The Biology of Cementum
- Part II Protocols
- 9 Cementochronology for Archaeologists: Experiments and Testing for an Optimized Thin-Section Preparation Protocol
- 10 Optimizing Preparation Protocols and Microscopy for Cementochronology
- 11 Cementochronology Protocol for Selecting a Region of Interest in Zooarchaeology
- 12 Tooth Cementum Annulations Method for Determining Age at Death Using Modern Deciduous Human Teeth: Challenges and Lessons Learned
- 13 The Analysis of Tooth Cementum for the Histological Determination of Age and Season at Death on Teeth of US Active Duty Military Members
- 14 Preliminary Protocol to Identify Parturitions Lines in Acellular Cementum
- 15 Toward the Nondestructive Imaging of Cementum Annulations Using Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography
- 16 Noninvasive 3D Methods for the Study of Dental Cementum
- Part III Applications
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
9 - Cementochronology for Archaeologists: Experiments and Testing for an Optimized Thin-Section Preparation Protocol
from Part II - Protocols
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2022
- Dental Cementum in Anthropology
- Dental Cementum in Anthropology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction: Cementochronology in Chronobiology
- Part I The Biology of Cementum
- Part II Protocols
- 9 Cementochronology for Archaeologists: Experiments and Testing for an Optimized Thin-Section Preparation Protocol
- 10 Optimizing Preparation Protocols and Microscopy for Cementochronology
- 11 Cementochronology Protocol for Selecting a Region of Interest in Zooarchaeology
- 12 Tooth Cementum Annulations Method for Determining Age at Death Using Modern Deciduous Human Teeth: Challenges and Lessons Learned
- 13 The Analysis of Tooth Cementum for the Histological Determination of Age and Season at Death on Teeth of US Active Duty Military Members
- 14 Preliminary Protocol to Identify Parturitions Lines in Acellular Cementum
- 15 Toward the Nondestructive Imaging of Cementum Annulations Using Synchrotron X-Ray Microtomography
- 16 Noninvasive 3D Methods for the Study of Dental Cementum
- Part III Applications
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
For human dental cementum research, sample preparation protocol is now widely tested, validated, and standardized, thanks to the low variability in teeth morphology. For non-human mammals, posterior teeth are typically preferred. However, the taxa diversity implies a significant variation in morphology or specific characteristics for certain species (equids, suids), leading to multiple unstandardized protocols. This work aims to improve protocols for producing a thin section by optimizing the parameters, minimizing the risk of errors, and offering an easily reproducible quality of thin-sections. The result of 26 experiments and 124 analyses during stages of consolidation (embedding), cutting, gluing, and finishing (grinding) allowed the co-authors' combined experience from multiple laboratories to propose standardized humans and ungulates (large teeth) protocols for the systematic analysis of dental research collections.
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- Dental Cementum in Anthropology , pp. 173 - 188Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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