Evidence From Dirty Teeth: Ancient Peruvians Ate Well
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - 23:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Starch grains preserved on human teeth reveal that ancient Peruvians ate a variety of cultivated crops including squash, beans, peanuts and pacay. Starch grain analysis of human dental remains should prove to be a powerful means to directly study ancient diets.