A protocol for recording linear enamel hypoplasia on archaeological pig teeth

✍ Scribed by Keith Dobney; Anton Ervynck

• Book ID: 102659150
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 648 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1047-482X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199807/08)8:4<263::aid-oa427>3.0.co;2-p

✦ Synopsis

A method is proposed for recording linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) present on archaeological pig teeth. The methods described have been developed and tested on material from five archaeological sites of a wide range of periods; Durrington Walls (UK), Wellin, Ename, Sugny and Londerzeel (Belgium). Recommendations are made on what teeth, surface, cusp, and side to record, as well as on details of the visibility, the identification and the measurement of LEH lines. Problems encountered with the application of the recording protocol to the five case studies are detailed, and possible interpretative drawbacks are discussed.