Research on British teeth unlocks potential for new insights into ancient diets

(University of York) Goofy, yellow and crooked: British smiles have sometimes had a less-than-flattering international image, but a new study has put tartar from our infamously bad teeth to good use.Researchers analysing the teeth of Britons from the Iron Age to the modern day have unlocked the potential for using proteins in tooth tartar to reveal what our ancestors ate.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 17, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news