Plant Microfossils Recovered from Dental Calculus at Casas Grandes, Mexico

Authors

Daniel King, Brigham Young University - Provo
Michael T. Searcy, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Kyle Waller, University of Missouri

Keywords

paleoethnobotany, microfossils, Casas Grandes, archaeology, prehistoric diet

Abstract

Microfossil analysis is a technique used to better understand prehistoric diets. As part of a larger multinational project, we gathered and analyzed 112 samples of dental calculus (fossilized plaque) from human remains discovered at Paquimé and other sites in the Casas Grandes river valley to identify various microfossils still present in the silica matrix. With this information, we are able to better understand the flora present during ancient times and how it was used (food, processing, etc.).

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

King, Daniel; Searcy, Michael T.; and Waller, Kyle, "Plant Microfossils Recovered from Dental Calculus at Casas Grandes, Mexico" (2016). Faculty Publications. 1729.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1729

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2016-01-15

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3669

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Anthropology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Assistant Professor

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