Dataset of microremains from Estonian Bronze Age dental calculus samples

Abstract

This dataset represents the results of dental calculus analysis from three individuals’ teeth buried at Jõelähtme cemetery during the Bronze Age in Estonia. The dataset accompanies the article "Segregated food culture? Bronze Age (1250–500 cal BCE) dietary practices in Northern Estonia", submitted for publication in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. The authors of the article are Mari Tõrv (corresponding author), Shidong Chen, Agnes Unt, Kristiina Johanson, Eve Rannamäe, Liivi Varul, Sandra Sammler, Holar Sepp, Valter Lang, Andres Tvauri, Siim Salmar, John Meadows and Ester Oras.