@article{fdi:010079096,
  title = {{R}itual tooth ablation and the {A}ustronesian expansion : evidence from eastern {I}ndonesia and the {P}acific {I}slands},
  author = {{S}uriyanto, {R}.{A}. and {S}imanjuntak, {T}. and {P}utri, {R}.{S}. and {M}urti, {D}. {B}. and {K}oesbardiati, {T}. and {K}inaston, {R}.{L}. and {H}alcrow, {S}.{E}. and {F}oster, {A}. and {B}uckley, {H}.{R}. and {B}edford, {S}. and {G}alipaud, {J}ean-{C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}itual tooth ablation, the intentional removal of teeth, is a highly visible form of body modification that can signal group identity and mark certain life events, such as marriage. {T}he widespread occurrence of the practice in {A}sia appears to have begun in the {N}eolithic period and in some areas, such as {T}aiwan, continued until the ethnographic present. {W}e aim to use a biocultural approach to investigate the significance of tooth ablation in {I}ndonesia and {V}anuatu during the maritime expansion of {A}ustronesian-speaking groups ca. 3500-2000 years ago. {H}ere we assess the presence and patterns of tooth ablation in four prehistoric skeletal assemblages from eastern {I}ndonesia ({P}ain {H}aka, {M}elolo, {L}ewoleba and {L}iang {B}ua) and one from {V}anuatu ({U}ripiv). {D}espite the relatively small sample sizes, it was found that individuals from all the sites displayed tooth ablation. {T}he {I}ndonesian populations had ablation patterns that involved the maxillary lateral incisors and canines and the individuals from {U}ripiv had the central maxillary incisors removed. {W}e suggest that the distribution of tooth ablation in eastern {I}ndonesia provides strong evidence that this practice was an important ritual process associated with the early expansion of {A}ustronesian-speaking populations in the region. {T}he identification of tooth ablation at the site of {U}ripiv is the earliest example of the practice in the {P}acific {I}slands and was either a {S}outheast {A}sian tradition brought by {A}ustronesian settlers, was introduced later from {N}ear {O}ceania, or was an indigenous development in {V}anuatu. {A} similar pattern of tooth ablation (the removal of central maxillary incisors) has been documented in ethnographic reports of northern {V}anuatu tribes. {W}e argue that the practice could possibly be a ritual passed through the generations since the early settlement of {V}anuatu.},
  keywords = {{T}ooth ablation ; {I}ndonesia ; {ISEA} ; {P}acific {I}slands ; {L}apita ; ritual practices ; {INDONESIE} ; {VANUATU} ; {PACIFIQUE} {ILES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {I}sland and {C}oastal {A}rchaeology},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {65--96},
  ISSN = {1556-4894},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1080/15564894.2020.1754971},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079096},
}