These Paleolithic Skulls Had Odd Tooth Damage. One Anthropologist Says It was Caused By Cheek Piercings.
The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s ...
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Paleolithic kids had cheek piercings 29,000 years ago — and the proof is in the teeth
These Paleolithic hunter-gatherers, named after the Pavlov Hills in what is now the Czech Republic, had sophisticated Stone ...
Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle ...
Archaeologists Discover Oldest 3D Map Candidate From 13,000 Years Ago
The work was found in a rock shelter located to the south of Paris, France, that features prehistoric engravings ...
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Early Cheek Piercings Found in Paleolithic Skeletons, Unique Dental Features Hints at Facial Adornments
Early Cheek Piercings Found in Paleolithic Skeletons, Unique Dental Features Hints at Facial Adornments Biological ...
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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 ...
Hand axes discovered in Iraqi desert may go back 1.5 million years
Ella Egberts (VUB) traveled to Iraq in November and December as part of a pilot project to search for archaeological surface ...
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Cause of Tooth Wear in Upper Paleolithic Children and Adults in Central Europe Discovered: They Used Oral Piercings
A team of researchers has shed new light on the cultural practices of the ancient Pavlovian peoples of the Upper Paleolithic, ...