Dental pathology and diet of the population of yuthu (400 - 100 BC) in the formative period of Cusco, Peru

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2021n35.e21575

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Bioarchaeology, dental paleopathology, oral health, feeding habits

Abstract

In a Funerary context, the human remains that have better state of conservation over time and from which most information can be obtained related to the lifestyle, pathological processes, feeding habits, oral health profiles, inmunity and cultural practices, of an individual, are the bones and teeth. The present interdisciplinary analysis, reveals the precarious oral health and paleopathology that affected these individuals, which allowed to identify, for this región of Peru, the first reports and evolution of dental paleopathology that until now have been affecting humanity.

Author Biography

  • Angela Silvia Ricalde Pino, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Perú

    Licenciada en arqueología por la Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. Diplomado en Peritaje Antropología Social y Físico Forense. Expositora de diversos eventos, coloquios nacionales e internacionales en temas de Bioarqueología (ALAF, ENAH). Actualmente dirige proyectos de Intervención Arqueológica en el Distrito de Pachacamac, región de Lima.

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2021-11-25

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ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES

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Dental pathology and diet of the population of yuthu (400 - 100 BC) in the formative period of Cusco, Peru. (2021). Arqueología Y Sociedad, 35, 33-51. https://doi.org/10.15381/arqueolsoc.2021n35.e21575