Ancient Humans Consumed Hard Foods Without Damaging Their Teeth
2020-01-17
Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors’ diet than currently presumed, according to a study of modern tooth
anthropology
Ancient Ancestor Shares Modern Dental Development
2019-02-04
A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern China showed evidence of dental growth and development very similar to
Gender and Residence May Play a Greater Role in Oral Health Than Diet
2017-03-27
Many anthropologists believe that as humans transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming thousands of years ago, they began suffering from tooth decay and gum
Enamel Reveals “Killer Walrus” Had a Simple Diet
2016-05-10
Biologists have thought that an ancient walrus known as Pelagiarctos thomasi roamed the waters off the coast of California long ago hunting other marine mammals.