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Yes, do agree with caution. The most likely, given the lack of any other elements from primate or bear, is human. It does need much more comparison, ideally not from photographs, with comparative material. On 20 Sep 2018 12:08 am, "Richard Wright" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I agree with the cautions of Ylva Bäckström and Norbert Eeltink. My > feeling is that the tooth is a human unerupted mandibular first deciduous > molar. > > I have posted a picture of Aurélie Guidez's tooth. It is rotated to match > the orientation of the crown of the first deciduous molar illustrated in *The Color > Atlas and Textbook of Oral Anatomy*, by B. K. B Berkovitz et al.. With > apologies for the muzzy image, but I have only a scan from the book. > > https://appbox.com/shared/static/9kfkh6zxlxe2rrs1ofgt8djhucl25wdn.tif > > So I think it is probably a mandibular first deciduous molar from an > infant of around ten months old. > > Aurélie's question reminds me of a similar case of an unerupted deciduous > human tooth we had some months ago. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > "Aurelie Guidez" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: > <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:04:41 +0100 > Subject: > [ZOOARCH] Help for tooth ID > > > Hi Zooarch, > > I need a bit of help with a tooth. It's quite small, even for a young, and > doesn't match with anything in our collection. You can find some pictures > here : http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/tooth-id > > A bit of context : it was found in a medieval grave in the East of France > (in Alsace). > > Any help in identifying that tooth will be much appreciated! > > Many thanks, > > Aurelie > > -- > > Aurelie Guidez > PhD, University of Strasbourg > > ######################################################################## > > To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1