Assessing the application of tooth cementum annulation relative to macroscopic aging techniques in an archeological sample

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-57

  Gauthier, J ^a   Schutkowski, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGING; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MICROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGING; ARCHAEOLOGY; DENTAL CEMENTUM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MICROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH; TOOTH ATTRITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872831554     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

References (54)

1. Bedford M., Russell K., Lovejoy C., Meindl R.S., Simpson S., Stuart-Macadam P. Test of the multifactorial ageing method using skeletons with known ages-at-death from the Grant Collection. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1993, 91:287-297.
2. Bocquet-Appel J.P., Masset C. Farewell to paleodemography. J. Hum. Evol. 1982, 11:321-333.
3. Brooks S.T. Skeletal age at death: reliability of cranial and pubic age indicators. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1955, 13:567-597.
4. Brooks S.T., Suchey J. Skeletal age determination based on the os pubis: a comparison of the Acsádi-Nemeskéri and Suchey-Brooks methods. J. Hum. Evol. 1990, 5:227-238.
5. Brothwell D.R. Digging up Bones. The Excavation, Treatment and Study of Human Skeletal Remains 1981, Oxford University Press, Oxford. 3rd ed.
6. Buckberry J.L., Chamberlain A.T. Age estimation from the auricular surface of the ilium: a revised method. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2002, 119:231-239.
7. Chamberlain A. Problems and prospects in palaeodemography. Human Osteology in Archaeology and Forensic Science 2000, 101-116. Greenwhich Medical Media, London. M. Cox, S. Mays (Eds.).
8. Cipriano-Bechtle A., Grupe G., Schröter P. Ageing and life expectancy in the early Middle Ages. HOMO - J. Comp. Hum. Biol. 1996, 46:267-279.
9. Condon K., Charles D.K., Cheverud J.M., Buikstra J.E. Cementum annulation and age determination in Homo sapiens. II. Estimates and accuracy. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1986, 71:321-330.
10. Cox M. Aging adults from the skeleton. Human Osteology in Archaeology and Forensic Science 2000, 61-82. Greenwich Medical Media, London. M. Cox, S. Mays (Eds.).
11. Czermak A., Ernst H., Grupe G. A new method for the automated age-at-death evaluation by tooth-cementum annulation (TCA). Anthropol. Anz. 2006, 64:25-40.
12. Falys C., Schutkowski H., Weston D. Auricular surface ageing - worse than expected? Results from a blind test using a documented skeletal collection. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2006, 130:508-513.
13. Geusa G., Bondioli L., Capucci E., Cipriano A., Grupe G., Savoré C., Macchiarelli R. Dental cementum annulations and age at death estimates. Osteodental biology of people of Portus Romae (Necropolis of Isola Sacra, 2nd-3rd c. A.D.). Digital Archives of Human Paleobiology 2 1999, Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico " L. Pigorini" , Rome. L. Bondioli, R. Macchiarelli (Eds.).
14. Gocha, T., Schutkowski H., 2013. Tooth cementum annulations for estimation of age-at-death in thermally altered remains. J. Forensic Sci., in press.
15. Großkopf B. Incremental lines in prehistoric cremated teeth. A technical note. Z. Morphol. Anthropol. 1989, 77:309-311.
16. Großkopf B. Individualaltersbestimmung mit Hilfe von Zuwachsringen im Zement bodengelagerter Zähne. Z. Rechtsmed. 1990, 103:351-359.
17. Grosskopf B., McGlynn G. Age diagnosis based on incremental lines in dental cementum: a critical reflection. Anthropol. Anz. 2011, 68:275-289.
18. Hoppa R.D. Population variation in osteological ageing criteria: an example from the pubic symphysis. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2000, 111:185-191.
19. Hoppa R.D. Paleodemography: looking back and thinking ahead. Paleodemography: Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples 2002, 9-28. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. R.D. Hoppa, J.W. Vaupel (Eds.).
20. Hoppa R.D., Vaupel J.W. The Rostock Manifesto for paleodemography: the way from stage to age. Paleodemography: Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples 2002, 1-8. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. R.D. Hoppa, J.W. Vaupel (Eds.).
21. Jackes M.K. Building the bases for paleodemographic analysis: adult age determination. Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton 2000, 417-466. Wiley-Liss, New York. M.A. Katzenberg, S.D. Saunders (Eds.).
22. Jankauskas R., Barakauskas S., Bojarun R. Incremental lines of dental cementum in biological age estimation. HOMO - J. Comp. Hum. Biol. 2001, 52:59-71.
23. Kagerer P., Grupe G. Age-at-death diagnosis and determination of life-history parameters by incremental lines in human dental cementum as an identification aid. Forensic Sci. Int. 2001, 118:75-82.
24. Kassetty S., Rammanohar M., Raju-Ragavendra T. Dental cementum in age estimation: a polarized light and stereomicroscopic study. J. Forensic Sci. 2010, 55:779-783.
25. Kemkes-Grottenthaler, A., 1993. Kritischer Vergleich osteomorphometrischer Verfahren zur Lebensalterbestimmung Erwachsener. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis. University of Mainz.
26. Klevezal G.A., Shishlina N.I. Assessment of the season of death of ancient humans from cementum annual layers. J. Archaeol. Sci. 2001, 28:481-486.
27. Kvaal S., Kollveit K.M., Thompsen I., Solheim T. Age estimation of adults from dental radiographs. Forensic Sci. Int. 1995, 74:175-185.
28. Kvaal S.I., Solheim T., Bjerketvedt D. Evaluation of preparation, staining and microscopic techniques for counting incremental lines in cementum of human teeth. Biotech. Histochem. 1996, 71:165-172.
29. Lee, F., Holm, L., 1991. The human skeletal remains from the excavations at Box Lane 1987. Unpublished archaeological report held at the BARC. University of Bradford.
30. Lieberman D.E. Life history variables preserved in dental cementum microstructure. Science 1993, 261:1162-1164.
31. Lieberman D.E. The biological basis for seasonal increments in dental cementum and their application to archaeological research. J. Archaeol. Sci. 1994, 21:525-539.
32. Lipsinic F.E., Paunovich E., Houston G.D., Robison S.F. Correlation of age and incremental lines in the cementum of human teeth. J. Forensic Sci. 1986, 31:982-989.
33. Lovejoy C.O., Meindl R.S., Mensforth R.P., Barton T.J. Multifactorial determination of age at death: a method and blind tests of its accuracy. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1985, 68:1-14.
34. Maat G.J., Gerretsen R.R., Aarents M.J. Improving the visibility of tooth cementum annulations by adjustment of the cutting angle of microscopic sections. Forensic Sci. Int. 2006, 159:95-99.
35. Milner G., Wood J.W., Boldsen J.L. Advances in paleodemography. Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton 2008, 561-600. Wiley-Liss, New York. M.A. Katzenberg, S.R. Saunders (Eds.).
36. Mulhern D.M., Jones E.B. Test of revised method of age estimation from the auricular surface of the ilium. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2005, 68:57-66.
37. Naylor J.W., Stott G.G., Miller W.G., Stokes G.N. Cemental annulation enhancement: a technique for age determination in man. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1985, 68:197-200.
38. Ogden A.R. Advances in the paleopathology of teeth and jaws. Advances in Human Paleopathology 2008, 283-307. Wiley, Chichester. S. Mays, R. Pinhasi (Eds.).
39. Osborne D.L., Simmons T.L., Nawrocki S.P. Reconsidering the auricular surface as an indicator of age at death. J. Forensic Sci. 2004, 49:905-911.
40. Pilloud S. Läßt sich mittels der Altersbestimmung anhand des Zahnzementes auch bei älteren Individuen ein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen histologischem und reellem Alter feststellen?. Anthropol. Anz. 2004, 62:231-239.
41. Renz H., Radlanski R.J. Incremental lines in root cementum of human teeth - a reliable age marker?. HOMO - J. Comp. Hum. Biol. 2006, 57:29-50.
42. Roksandic M., Vlak D., Schillaci M.A., Voicu D. Technical note: applicability of tooth cementum annulation to an archaeological population. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2009, 140:583-588.
43. Rösing F.W., Kvaal S.I. Dental age in adults - a review of estimation methods. Dental Anthropology: Fundamentals, Limits and Prospects 1998, 443-468. Springer-Verlag, Wien. K.W. Alt, F.R. Rösing, M. Teschler-Nicola (Eds.).
44. Schmitt A., Murail P., Cunha E., Rougé D. Variability in the pattern of aging on the human skeleton: evidence from bone indicators and implications on age at death estimations. J. Forensic Sci. 2002, 47:1203-1209.
45. Sciulli P.W., Giesen M.J., Paine R.R. Paleodemography of the Pearson Complex (33SA9) Eiden Phase Cemetery. Archaeol. Eastern North Am. 1996, 24:81-94.
46. Schröder H.E. Orale Strukturbildung: Entwicklungsgeschichte, Struktur und Funktion normaler Hartgewebe und Weichgewebe der Mundhöhle und des Kiefergelenkes 2000, Thieme-Verlag, Berlin.
47. Solheim T. A new method for dental age estimation in adults. Forensic Sci. Int. 1993, 59:137-147.
48. Stein T.J., Corcoran J.F. Pararadicular cementum deposition as a criterion for age determination in human beings. Oral Surg. Oral Med. Oral Pathol. 1994, 77:266-270.
49. Stutz A.J. Polarizing microscopy identification of chemical diagenesis in archaeological cementum. J. Archaeol. Sci. 2002, 29:1327-1347.
50. Suchey J.M., Wiseley D.V., Katz D. Evaluation of the Todd and McKern-Steward methods for aging the male os pubis. Forensic Osteology Advances in the Identification of Human Remains 1986, 33-67. C.C. Thomas, Springfield, IL. K.J. Reichs (Ed.).
51. Todd T.W. Age changes in the pubic bone. I: The male white pubis. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 1920, 3:285-334.
52. Wittwer-Backofen U., Buba H. Age estimation by tooth cementum annulation: perspectives of a new validation study. Paleodemography. Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples. Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology 31 2002, 107-128. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. R.D. Hoppa, J.W. Vaupel (Eds.).
53. Wittwer-Backofen U., Gampe J., Vaupel J.W. Tooth cementum annulation for age estimation: results from a large known-age validation study. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2004, 123:119-129.
54. Wittwer-Backofen U., Buckberry J., Czarnetzki A., Doppler S., Grupe G., Hotz G., Kemkes A., Larsen C.S., Prince D., Wahl J., Fabig A., Weise S. Basics in paleodemography: a comparison of age indicators applied to the Early Medieval skeletal sample of Lauchheim. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 2008, 137:384-396.