Basic study for paleopathology establishment in the zooarcheology

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350397
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Cultural assets study and museology
• Research Institution: Iwaki Junior College
• Principal Investigator: Kyomi Yamazaki いわき短期大学, その他部局等, 教授 (60221652)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 動物考古学 / 先史時代 / 古代 / 古病理学 / イノシシ／ブタ / イヌ / 歯石 / 家畜化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It is thought that domestication of plants might have already occurred in the Jomon period. Accordingly, it is becoming increasingly important to explore the origin of domestication of animals. This work attempts to conduct a basic research in terms of paleopathological approach towards domestication of animals.
Survey of periodontal disease of wild boar (Sus scrofa) from archaeological sites and extant ones, feral and domesticated, concluded that the notion that alveolar pyorrhea is a symptom of domestication is to be reconsidered. Tooth attrition and trauma of an ancient domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), that have evident trauma and/or paleopathological marks, suggested utilization method of dogs which implies anthropic involvement other than hunting, human consumption or pet.

Free Research Field

動物考古学