ISSN:
1824-310X
Keywords:
sampling bias
;
dentoalveolar pathology
;
calculus
;
tooth wear
;
dietary reconstruction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Two subsamples of 30 subjects drawn from the same skeletal population (Monte d'Argento, Italy, Medieval age) were examined in a parallel blind study of dentoalveolar pathology, tooth wear and calculus, in order to assess the influence of sampling bias on dietary reconstruction. The effect of interobserver error was controlled and random subdivision was performed on a sample homogeneous for age and social condition. In spite of this, appreciable differences in the frequencies of some pathologies and, therefore, in dietary reconstruction were found, thus pointing to potential effectiveness of sampling bias in archaeological partial samples.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02436609
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