Ritual tooth ablation and the Austronesian expansion: Evidence from eastern Indonesia and the Pacific Islands

Ritual tooth ablation and the Austronesian expansion: Evidence from eastern Indonesia and the Pacific Islands

Ritual tooth ablation, the intentional removal of teeth, is a highly visible form of body modification that can signal group identity and mark certain life events, such as marriage. The widespread occurrence of the practice in Asia appears to have begun in the Neolithic period and in some areas, suc...

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Main Authors: Kinaston, Rebecca Lorraine, Koesbardiati, Toetik, Suriyanto, Rusyad Adi, Buckley, Hallie Ruth, Halcrow, Siân Ellen, Foster, Aimee, Simanjuntak, Truman, Bedford, Stuart, Murti, Delta Bayu, Putri, Rizky Sugianto, Galipaud, Jean-Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2022
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Dentistry not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://repository.ugm.ac.id/283183/1/23.pdf

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