'Microbial Pompeii' Found on Teeth of 1,000-Year-Old Skeletons
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 14:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A "microbial Pompeii" has been found on the teeth of 1,000-year-old human skeletons. Just as volcanic ash entombed the citizens of the ancient Roman city, dental plaque preserved bacteria and food particles on the skeletons' teeth.