Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may ...
The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s ...
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Did These Ice Age Europeans Wear Cheek Piercings?Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...
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Paleolithic kids had cheek piercings 29,000 years ago — and the proof is in the teethParents in the Ice Age let their kids get away with some pretty wild stuff.
A group of Ice Age hunter-gatherers living in central Europe may have adorned their faces with cheek piercings at as early as ...
30,000 years ago, European children were already wearing cheek piercings. This discovery, resulting from the analysis of ancient teeth, sheds light on the social practices of Ice Age populations. The ...
Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets ...
Now, after investigating the teeth more closely, one archaeologist has come up with a possible explanation: cheek piercings. John Willman, a biological anthropologist at Portugal’s University of ...
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Strange 'Labret' Piercings Found in Ice Age Skeletons, Reveal Unique Dental Features 30,000 Years AgoStrange 'Labret' Piercings Found in Ice Age Skeletons, Reveal Unique Dental Features 30,000 Years Ago New research has shed ...
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