The Stillwater Marsh burial population had a remarkably low percentage of dental caries because
a. grit from plant food ground on metates was incorporated into their diet; this grit acted as a natural abrasive and helped to clean their teeth.
b. they ate very little meat, largely subsisting on maize agriculture.
c. they were strictly hunter-gatherers, and so their diet was very low in simple carbohydrates and starches.
d. none of the above; the Stillwater Marsh burial population had an extremely high percentage of dental caries because their diet was high in carbohydrates.
e. the flossed their teeth with blades of dried grass.
Question 2
The best bone for determining stature from human skeletal material is
a. the tibia.
b. the femur.
c. the ulna.
d. the radius.
e. the skull
dental anatomy
Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo burial ship.
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