Blue Bridge Lane
&
Fishergate House
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Teeth rarely survive cremation intact, as the extensive heat needed to burn the body often shatters the teeth into tiny fragments. However, tooth roots tend to survive slightly better than the dentine and enamel, so in children, it is sometimes possible to observe different stages of root development.
The quantity of teeth recovered from each burial varied considerably, with a maximum of thirty-eight fragments. In one case, one of the molars was still embedded in the mandible (C1512). A total of sixty-eight tooth fragments were recovered from the five burials. Both tooth crowns and roots were represented, with some crowns surviving intact. No pathological conditions were noted in any of the teeth from the cremation burials, nor was any pathology identified on the mandibular or maxillary bones.
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