The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s Pavlovian people have long been noted for their damaged teeth, with wear ...

For decades, archaeologists have studied the remains of Pavlovian peoples, who lived in Central Europe between 29,000 and ...

Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets ...

Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may ...

A study of Paleolithic skeletons from Central Europe suggests people's teeth were worn down and crowded together because of ...

A group of Ice Age hunter-gatherers living in central Europe may have adorned their faces with cheek piercings at as early as six-years-old. Although the author of a recent study published in the ...