Residential Mobility and Dental Decoration in Early Medieval Spain: Results from the Eighth Century Site of Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona

• Main Authors: Eleanna Prevedorou (Author), Marta Díaz-Zorita Bonilla (Author), Alejandro Romero (Author), Jane E. Buikstra (Author), M. Paz de Miguel Ibáñez (Author), Kelly J. Knudson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Anthropology Association, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excavations at Plaza del Castillo in Pamplona (northern Spain) revealed a large Islamic necropolis dating to the eighth century A.D., including the skeleton of an adult female showing intentional dental modification (PLA-159). While the practice of dental decoration was virtually absent in Medieval...