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...