Ref ID:	29481
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Nakbunlung, Supaporn Wathanawareekool, Sukhontha
Title:	Whispering teeth: nutrition and health of wooden coffin people in the Pang Ma Pha cave sites, northwestern Thailand
Date:	2008
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 18th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Manila, Philippines, 20 to 26 March 2006
Abstract:	Nutritional health levels are examined from human dental remains associated with wooden coffins dated between 2000 and 500 years ago at archaeological sites in northwest Thailand. During a two-year-field season, almost 500 human teeth have been recovered. These wooden coffin people had a relatively low incidence of dental caries (4.7%), but a high incidence of tooth wear (30.4%). In short, the dental lesion patterns of these wooden coffin people were similar to those of prehistoric hunting-gathering groups in Thailand.
Date Created:	7/18/2008
Volume:	28
Page Start:	84
Page End:	87