When piecing together the cultural practices of ancient humans, traditional archaeologists rely on clues from artifacts such ...

Wet cooking and pit steaming allowed for high extraction rates without damaging the teeth, also cooking the meat to make it ...

The research centers on the Zvejnieki cemetery site in Latvia (7500–2500 cal. BC), where more than 2,000 animal teeth have been excavated from graves. While previous studies focused on the symbolic ...

Stone Age people were already slow cooking – but not just for the food. They used heat and time to loosen animal teeth from skulls, removing them cleanly to turn into jewelry and ornaments. New ...

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