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MOVING FORWARD
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This chapter has introduced the primary research foci of dental anthropology; however,
the material presented here just scratches the surface. Although outside of the scope of
this volume, which focuses on anatomically modern Homo sapiens, applications of the
described methods can be taken in myriad directions involving not only modern humans,
but also living and extinct primates as well as fossil humans. Indeed, most of the prominent
texts on dental anthropology include research on these very topics. For further reading, the
following are a few edited volumes that present an array of valuable scholarship in the field:
Bailey, S.E., Hublin, J.-J. (Eds.), 2007. Dental Perspectives on Human Evolution: State of the Art
Research in Dental Paleoanthropology. Dordrecht: Springer.
Irish, J.D., Nelson, G.C. (Eds.), 2008. Technique and Application in Dental Anthropology. Cam-
bridge: Cambridge University Press.
Kelley, M.A., Larsen, C.S., 1991. Advances in Dental Anthropology. New York: Wiley Liss.
Scott G.R., Turner II, C.G. (Eds.), 1997. The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth: Dental
Morphology and Its Variation in Recent Human Populations. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
I strongly recommend that you consult these references and the others cited in this chapter
for further exploration of the topics raised. Teeth are fascinating in that they are essentially time
capsules. All one has to do is knowhow to break open the capsule and it will reveal a plethora of
information about individuals and populations: modern, historic, and prehistoric.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I thank the editors, Drs. Elizabeth DiGangi and Megan Moore, for the invitation to contribute
to this unique volume and for their helpful comments during the writing of the chapter.
Thanks are also extended to Lon Hunt for his thoughtful work on the illustrations.
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