Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may finally reveal the cause. Reading time 2 minutes Numerous human remains ...

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Teeth from humans who belonged to the Pavlovian culture show unexpected signs of wear. Willman / Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, 2025 Researchers have long wondered about the mysterious flat ...

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For a long time, researchers have puzzled over the flat patches on the teeth of ancient Europeans. After investigating the teeth of Ice Age Europeans more closely, an archaeologist has determined that ...

Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear patterns evident along their outer surfaces. A new study posits a theory that this damage came ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Named after the Pavlov Hills region across northern Austria and southern Poland, the Pavlovians were an Upper Paleolithic culture ...

Strange, flat patches on the teeth of ancient Europeans have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. But one researcher thinks he's solved the mystery: Ice age people as young as 10 years old rocked ...