IRBID Communal buildings in Sharara, a site located in Wadi Al Hasa which overlooks the southern part of the Dead Sea, during Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period, connected people, according to a scholar.During her presentation at the 15th International Conference for History and Archaeology of Jordan in Irbid titled “Pre-Pottery Neolithic A [PPNA] Excavations at Sharara”,
IRBID Communal buildings in Sharara, a site located in Wadi Al Hasa which overlooks the southern part of the Dead Sea, during Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period, connected people, according to a scholar.During her presentation at the 15th International Conference for History and Archaeology of Jordan in Irbid titled “Pre-Pottery Neolithic A [PPNA] Excavations at Sharara”,
Information from ancient teeth could reveal new insights about the past
There s a surprising amount of information stored in the hardened plaque, or calculus, between teeth. And if that calculus belongs to the remains of a person who lived in ancient times, the information could reveal new insights about the past.
But the tiny samples can be difficult to work with. Now, in ACS
Journal of Proteome Research, scientists apply a new method to this analysis, finding more proteins than traditional approaches.
The human mouth is full of interesting molecules: DNA and enzymes in saliva, proteins and lipids from bits of food stuck between teeth, the bacterial citizens of the oral microbiome. Under the right conditions, those molecules can be preserved in dental calculus for thousands of years.
There s a surprising amount of information stored in the hardened plaque, or calculus, between teeth. And if that calculus belongs to the remains of a person who lived in ancient times, the information could reveal new insights about the past. But the tiny samples can be difficult to work with. Now, in ACS
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