Neanderthal teeth used in University of Kansas study
Three views of the four teeth recovered from the Neanderthal Krapina site in Croatia, roughly 130,000 years old. A team of researchers led by David Frayer, KU professor emeritus of anthropology, examined the teeth and found evidence of scratches and toothpick grooves on the three molars and one premolar tooth from the bottom left side of the Neanderthal’s mouth. Because two of the teeth are pushed out of their normal positions, the researchers found the grooves indicate an effort by the Neanderthal to manipulate his or her teeth to relieve the pain.
(Courtesy: David Frayer)
The study was published in the Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology.
David Frayer, professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Kansas, discusses a recent study (http://bit.ly/2tkTUl1) he led that analyzed toothpick grooves and other signs of manipulation to four teeth recovered from the Neanderthal site of Krapina in Croatia. The analysis provides evidence of prehistoric dentistry to address tooth pain that took place 130,000 years ago.
https://www.studyfinds.org/neanderthals-toothpicks-teeth-dentistry/
Three views of the four teeth recovered from the Neanderthal Krapina site in Croatia, roughly 130,000 years old. A team of researchers led by David Frayer, KU professor emeritus of anthropology, examined the teeth and found evidence of scratches and toothpick grooves on the three molars and one premolar tooth from the bottom left side of the Neanderthal’s mouth. Because two of the teeth are pushed out of their normal positions, the researchers found the grooves indicate an effort by the Neanderthal to manipulate his or her teeth to relieve the pain.
(Courtesy: David Frayer)
The study was published in the Bulletin of the International Association for Paleodontology.
David Frayer, professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Kansas, discusses a recent study (http://bit.ly/2tkTUl1) he led that analyzed toothpick grooves and other signs of manipulation to four teeth recovered from the Neanderthal site of Krapina in Croatia. The analysis provides evidence of prehistoric dentistry to address tooth pain that took place 130,000 years ago.
https://www.studyfinds.org/neanderthals-toothpicks-teeth-dentistry/
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