Award Date

1-1-1996

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Anthropology

First Committee Member

Bernardo Arriaza

Number of Pages

110

Abstract

The morphology of fifty-six dental casts from pre- to early European contact Chamorro skeletal remains from Guam, Micronesia is described based on eighteen tooth crown traits. Chi-square tests for sex dimorphism do not indicate significant differences between males and females. Observer error was found for two traits on the upper first molar and one on the upper canine; The Chamorro dentition exhibits a simplified crown morphology typical of the Sundadont dental pattern. Comparisons of trait frequencies from this study with other Asian and non-Asian samples selected from the literature support Turner's (1990b) suggestion that the Chamorro likely originated in southern Island Southeast Asia.

Keywords

Dental; Evidence; Guam; Peopling

Controlled Subject

Physical anthropology

File Format

pdf

File Size

3880.96 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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