Dental analytics describe evolution of human diet

Friday, February 13, 2009 - 05:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

University of Arkansas anthropology professor Peter Ungar spends hours crouched in forests in remote locations studying monkeys; he uses dental techniques to create moulds of teeth; and he uses modern-day technology to study the wear and tear on those teeth to look at what modern-day primates eat - and for clues as to what our ancient human ancestors actually ate...

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