Studies have shown that there is a direct and strong relationship between dental pathology, dietary habits, and subsistence economies. Dental caries, the most frequently used bioanthropological data source for determining the dietary habits of past people, provides considerable information about the types of foods predominantly consumed. On the other hand, analyzing dental wear provides an insight into food preparation techniques. In this study, the dental caries and wear on the dentition of individuals from İkiztepe, Bakla Tepe, and Titriş Höyük, dated to the Late Chalcolithic (3500–3000 bc) and the Early Bronze Age (3100–2000 bc), were analyzed to examine potential differences in their dietary habits. The highest caries frequency was observed at Bakla Tepe (10%), followed by İkiztepe with 6.8% and then Titriş Höyük with 4.2%. Stable isotope analyses previously carried out on the same populations suggest a homogenous, predominantly terrestrial C₃-based mixed diet. However, statistically significant differences in caries frequencies and caries surface and depth scores suggest that there are interpopulation differences regarding the amount of carbohydrate and protein in their diet. The dental wear of all populations can be considered as slight, which indicates the consumption of well-processed, soft, and fine-grained foods. However, İkiztepe, with the highest mean value of dental wear (x¯: 3.14), is an exception within the sample populations (Bakla Tepe: 2.93; Titriş Höyük: 2.85) examined in this study. Differences in the economic and ecological characteristics of these settlements were effective in explaining the differences observed in dental caries and wear. Although C₃-based foods were common for all of the populations, the relative amount they were consumed is likely different for each sample population, suggesting heterogeneity within and between populations with regard to consumed resources.

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通过龋齿和磨损分析重建安纳托利亚青铜时代早期的饮食习惯

研究表明，牙齿病理、饮食习惯和维持生计经济之间存在直接而强烈的关系。龋齿是用于确定过去人们饮食习惯的最常用的生物人类学数据来源，它提供了有关主要消费食物类型的大量信息。另一方面，分析牙齿磨损可以深入了解食物制备技术。在这项研究中，从İkiztepe，巴克拉山丘和TitrişHöyük个人的牙列龋齿和磨损，追溯至晚铜石（3500-3000  BC）和青铜时代早期（3100-2000  BC)，进行分析以检查他们饮食习惯的潜在差异。在 Bakla Tepe (10%) 观察到最高的龋齿频率，其次是 İkiztepe，为 6.8%，然后是 Titriş Höyük，为 4.2%。先前对相同种群进行的稳定同位素分析表明，它们是同质的、主要是基于陆地的 C ₃混合饮食。然而，龋齿频率和龋齿表面和深度评分的统计学显着差异表明，在他们的饮食中碳水化合物和蛋白质的含量存在群体间差异。所有人群的牙齿磨损都可以被认为是轻微的，这表明食用了加工良好、柔软和细粒的食物。然而， İkiztepe 的牙齿磨损平均值最高 ( x¯: 3.14)，是本研究中检查的样本群体（Bakla Tepe：2.93；Titriş Höyük：2.85）中的一个例外。这些定居点的经济和生态特征的差异有效地解释了在龋齿和磨损方面观察到的差异。尽管基于C ₃的食物在所有人群中都很常见，但每个样本人群消耗的相对量可能不同，这表明人群内部和人群之间在消耗资源方面存在异质性。