Dental health and alimentation among the Quintana Roo Mayas: Coastal and inland sites of the classic–postclassic periods

摘要: Objectives The goal of this study is to compare both dental and skeletal stress indicators the Classic Postclassic coastal inland sites State Quintana Roo, Mexico. The hypothesis that populations will show osteo pathologies characteristic a primarily marine food source combined with diet horticultural resources. This kind alimentation provides people less environmental therefore better health status. However, over time, in period, conditions deteriorated among inhabitants, according hierarchization society, militarization, commercial activities all sites. Methods The sample was drawn from 19 (196 individuals sexes) east coast Yucatan Peninsula, as well localities within boundaries Roo. Both osteological were analyzed, crosstabs applied for absolute relative frequencies their corresponding χ2 F Fisher analyses. osteopathological index period compared time between inhabitants so understand how life changed time. Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio, controlling sex (males females), also carried out. Results There are low anemia present Roo times. Only presence periostitis highly common types site, only indicator significant differences. pathologies, periostitis, general, slight upward trend have fewer above than whilst, register increased indicators. Linear enamel hypoplasia (LEH) does not follow tendency. Conclusions The analyzed accord general tendency reported literature. results revealed whereby display poorer sites. In pattern because increased. explanations regarding related differential access resources regions; had varied sources protein, taking into account culture alimentation, type, (in fish) an important impact on absorption micronutrients greater local conditions. Also, it plausible they able imported through commerce (such meat vegetables/corn). decline probably associated social stratification, increasing militarism, changes economic corpus, new pathogens, power structures prevailing throughout period. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.