Lining up on the M<sub>1</sub>: a Tooth Defect as a Bio-indicator for Environment and Husbandry in Ancient Pigs
Anton Ervynck|Keith Dabney
From the analysis of five collections pig mandibles Neolithic and medieval date, it is argued that detailed observation a common developmental tooth defect, i.e., linear enamel hypoplasia, can shed light on impact environmental conditions husbandry practices ancient swine herding. It suggested degradation forest environment through Middle Ages, was responsible for an increase frequency LEH in domestic pigs. Conversely, supposed late shift husbandry, from herding to rearing (semi-)confinement, could have been cause significant decrease occurrence this defect.
Environmental Archaeology