Dental analysis demonstrates variability in diet and health of prehistoric Polynesian pigs

- Pig dentition features used as proxies of diet, health, husbandry on small island.
- Calculus and caries lacking, linear and pit enamel hypoplasia (EH) moderate.
- Temporal patterns of EH frequency, timing, location suggest modest health declines.
- Similarities with global patterns of timing of EH in domesticated pigs identified.
- Variability in Pacific pig husbandry and inter-specific competition suggested.