<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Andrew D. Wade</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Something to Grind Your Teeth Over: House Affiliation as a Factor in Maya Dental Modification</style></title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2008</style></year></dates><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Peterborough</style></pub-location><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dental modification by the Maya, often referred to as dental mutilation, has been the subject of much speculation since its discovery. Treatments of dental modification in the study of the Maya region have focused on the testing of such factors as age, sex, socio-political status, and religious affiliation. It has been suggested by Williams and White (2006) that social/political affiliation, perhaps along the lines of polity or lineage, is a contributing factor to modification. This paper presents a test for correlations between styles of dental modification and group affiliation in terms of the house system proposed by Gillespie (2000a, b), through the analysis of spatial and temporal trends. In addition to examining the distribution of particular styles in time and space, this paper will also discuss problems inherent in the Romero (1970, 1986a) style classification system and the utility of a new system of classification based on stylistic elements.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>