anthropology

Ancient Humans Consumed Hard Foods Without Damaging Their Teeth

Hard plant foods may have made up a larger part of early human ancestors’...

Ancient Ancestor Shares Modern Dental Development

A relative of modern humans that lived at least 104,000 years ago in northern...

Tooth Fossils Reveal Lead Exposure Among Neanderthals

Using evidence found in teeth from two Neanderthals from southeastern France, researchers from the...

Nominations Sought for Lucy Hobbs Taylor Award

The American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD) has opened nominations for its 2018 Lucy...

Gender and Residence May Play a Greater Role in Oral Health Than Diet

Many anthropologists believe that as humans transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming thousands...

Enamel Reveals “Killer Walrus” Had a Simple Diet

Biologists have thought that an ancient walrus known as Pelagiarctos thomasi roamed the waters...