First autor, data | Country | Site and period of the finds | Sex | N ancient skulls | N of teeth examined | N of NCCL | N Ancient skulls with NCCL | N of modern skulls | N of teeth examined, NCCL | N of modern skulls with NCCL’ | Professional or academic training of observers (diagnostic skills) |
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Kieser et al., 2001 [33] | New Zealand | pre-contact New Zealand Maoris d | 50 (27 m, 23 f) | 50 | \ | \ | 0 | \ | \ | \ | Dentist, Orthodontics |
Aubry et al. 2003 [29] | France | Roaix, (2150–2090 BC) Saint-Pierre de l’Almanarre, (1100–1300 AD), Notre-Dame du Bourg (1300–1400 AD) | Roaix 76 (14 m, 12 w, 50 U), Saint-Pierre de l’Almanarre 100 (60 m, 40 f), Notre-Dame du Bourg 56 (19 m, 9 f, 28 U) | 259 | 3927 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 6,1451\277 NCCLs | 62 | Anthropologist, Dentist |
Aaron, 2004 [30] | USA | Northern Illinois (11th century), South Dakota (17th century) | Northern Illinois 50 (26 m, 24 f), South Dakota 50 (25 m, 25 f) | 100 | 2553 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 3,524 teeth in the modern skulls, 57 NCCLs | 19 | Dentist, Periodontology |
Ritter et al., 2009 [34] | USA | AD 650 to the late 19th century: 23 Labrador, Canada ( native americans 500 years old); 23 Merida, Mexico (late 19th century); 13 from the Mimbres Valley sites in New Mexico (AD 650–950); 23 Madisonville, Ohio, USA (AD 1275–1640). 22 from Mistihalj, Montenegro (15th and 16th centuries) | labrador 23 (7 m, 16 f), Merida 23 (14 m, 9 f), New Mexico 13( 10 m, 3 f), Ohio 23 (12 m, 11 f), Montenegro 22 (15 m, 7 f) | 104 | \ | \ | 7 | \ | \ | \ | Dentist, Archaeologist |
Bondioli et al. 2012 [32] | Italy | Pakistani Neolithic site of Mehrgarh | \c | 225 | 3577b | 123 | 10 | \ | \ | \ | Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Biologist |
Urzúa et al. 2015 [31] | Chile | San Pedro de Atacama oases are located in the northeast of Chilete de Chile, 400–1300 AD | \ | 67 | 1521a | 0 | 0 | \ | \ | \ | Dentist |