Ancient ‘chewing gum’ sheds light on stone age teenagers’ diet | Archaeology

DNA from a type of “chewing gum” used by Swedish teenagers 10,000 years ago sheds new light on Stone Age diet and oral health, according to a study. The gum blobs are made from fragments of birch bark pitch, a tar-like black resin with clearly visible tooth impressions. They were discovered 30 years ago next […]
Ancient viruses trapped in Arctic ice could unleash deadly new pandemic: ‘tangible threat’

Thawing permafrost in the Arctic could release an ancient zombie virus, causing a devastating global health emergency, scientists say. “We now face a clear threat and we need to be prepared to deal with it. It's as simple as that,” says the geneticist and professor emeritus of medicine and genomics at the University of Aix-Marseille. […]
Ancient temple unearthed in Italy

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