Social Inequality in the Early Spanish Colony
Social Inequality in the Early Spanish Colony
Oral Pathologies and Dental Enamel Hypoplasia in the Skeletal Sample from Campeche
This chapter explores the comparative health and living conditions of locally born individuals versus individuals of foreign origin. Through the analysis of dental strontium isotopes, it was confirmed that some of the individuals unearthed from the colonial cemetery were probably born on the African continent. The isotopic ratios in these foreigners were much higher than those encountered in Mesoamerica and match the values from Western Africa. In this study, dental data—specifically from the African segment of the population—were reelaborated according to origin (local vs. foreign). Oral pathologies and developmental stress markers from teeth were analyzed to assess their impact on the growth and maturation of first generation immigrants compared to those of later generations.
Keywords: Spanish colony, dental strontium isotopes, oral pathologies, living conditions, colonial cemetery, Western Africa
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