Posts Tagged ‘archeology’
Dental Discovery Offers Insight into the Life of a Viking Warrior
The discovery of Viking remains has offered a fascinating insight into the life of a Viking warrior. The discovery of the remains of a Viking warrior in Dorset has suggested that fighters used to file their teeth in order to appear more threatening to enemies. At the time, there was no anaesthetic, so it is […]
Fossil reveals earliest Example of Tooth Abscess
A 275 million year old fossil has revealed the earliest documented example of a tooth abscess. The Labidosaurus hamatus fossil shows clear signs of a dental abscess; the fossil has been analysed in detail using X-ray images in the Naturwissenschaften journal. The animal was one of the first species to have one permanent set of […]
