Study uses rings in teeth to understand the environment Neanderthals faced
By examining the teeth of Neanderthal infants, a team of researchers was able to glean insight into nursing and weaning behavior as well as winter and summer cycles. The study even found evidence that the Neanderthals had been exposed to lead — the earliest such exposure ever recorded in any human ancestor.
Peter Reuell
• harvard
Dec. 3, 2018 • ~7 min
Dec. 3, 2018 • ~7 min
Study uses rings in teeth to understand the environment Neanderthals faced
By examining the teeth of Neanderthal infants, a team of researchers was able to glean insight into nursing and weaning behavior as well as winter and summer cycles. The study even found evidence that the Neanderthals had been exposed to lead — the earliest such exposure ever recorded in any human ancestor.
Peter Reuell
• harvard
Dec. 3, 2018 • ~7 min
Dec. 3, 2018 • ~7 min
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