Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...

Drawing indicating where labrets might have been placed to create the wear seen on the Ice Age teeth. (Image credit: John C. Willman / University of Coimbra) The term labret comes from the Latin ...

Numerous human remains discovered in central Europe dating to the last Ice Age have unusual abrasions on their teeth that have stumped experts for decades. Now, a researcher in Portugal has put ...