Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Volume 9
The Research Problem
The Research Method
The Rise of Sedentism
The Rise of Agriculture
Consequences of the Rise of Agriculture and Sedentism
Sedentism and Health
Subsistence and Health
The Concept of Health
Methodological Issues
Review of Paleopathology Studies
Summary
The Chronology of the Prehispanic Valley of Oaxaca
Caballito Blanco
Tierras Largas
The Agricultural Potential of the Valley of Oaxaca
Temporal Trends in Subsistence
Temporal Trends in Settlement Patterns and Population Size
Trade Networks and External Contact
Hypothesis II
Skeletal Stress Markers
Enamel Hypoplasia
Periodontal Disease
Dental Caries
Porotic Hyperostosis
Periosteal Reactions
The Oaxaca Skeletal Samples
Analytical Tests
Chapter 6. Results
Enamel Hypoplasia
Periapical Abscesses
Periodontal Disease
Summary of General Health Markers
Statistical Power Analysis
Analyses with Classic and Postclassic Groups Pooled
Porotic Hyperostosis
Dental Caries
Interpretation of the Oaxaca Stress Marker Frequencies
Agriculture and Health
Conclusions
References Cited
Appendices. Introduction
Appendix 1: Burial List
Appendix 2: Metrics
Appendix 3: Dental Pathology
Appendix 4: Skeletal Pathology