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episode 56: The Teeth Remember
Your life story is hidden in your teeth. The days, weeks, years, and stressful events of your life are recorded in tiny timelines that can be read by scientists like Leakey Foundation grantee Dr. Tanya Smith.
She and her colleagues used fossil teeth to tell a detailed and intimate story about the lives of two Neanderthal children and the changing world they lived in.
Links
The Tales Teeth Tell
What teeth can tell about the lives and environments of ancient humans and Neanderthals
Wintertime stress, nursing, and lead exposure in Neanderthal children
Reconstructing hominin life history
Dr. Tanya Smith's website
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