Dental attrition at Aberdeen Carmelite friary

Description Dental attrition at Aberdeen Carmelite friary

Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 452671

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This mandible (lower jaw) was excavated from within the church of the Carmelite friary, the Green, Aberdeen. It is very well-preserved and can help to determine the age of the individual at death. A rough diet (including small stones in milled flour) in the medieval period would have meant that teeth wore down more quickly than they do in modern populations. Generally the more worn the teeth, the older the individual at death. Worn down teeth were also more prone to caries (decay of the teeth) and to abscesses, caused by infection getting into the tooth root, accumulating and then bursting into the mouth. SCRAN 'when' data: 1273 foundation of Aberdeen Carmelite friary 1273 - 17th century burials at the friary 1560 the Reformation: friary abandoned 1336 friary damaged by the Fire of Aberdeen.

Accession Number 2024/57

External Reference 000-000-109-796-C, 000-000-109-796-R

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2775447

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