Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...
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 ...
A group of Ice Age hunter-gatherers living in central Europe may have adorned their faces with cheek piercings at as early as ...
New scientific research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, as chipped teeth and bones ...
Parents in the Ice Age let their kids get away with some pretty wild stuff.
A study of Paleolithic skeletons from Central Europe suggests people's teeth were worn down and crowded together because of ...
A new study posits a theory that this damage came not from eating or carrying an object in the mouth, but from cheek piercings The study posits that these piercings—which could have been placed ...
A new research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, with teenagers and children as young ...
Early Cheek Piercings Found in Paleolithic Skeletons, Unique Dental Features Hints at Facial Adornments Biological ...
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 ...