• grozzle@lemm.eeEnglish
    14·
    18 hours ago

    Fun archaeo-dentistry fact -

    for thousands of years, most humans in wheat agriculture societies had terrible teeth because of the stone dust from millstones like this persisting into the finished bread.

    until the industrial era, when we could make steel grinders.

    thanks, modern steel industry!

    • ichbinjasokreativ@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Really? I’ve heard people say the opposite and pictures of skulls in medieval mausoleums seem to have better teeth than a lot of modern people, especially because they ate a lot less sugar.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        2·
        6 hours ago

        Might be a mixture of factors. More wear and tear, but fewer cavities and like issues? Just a guess, I know very little about pre-modern teeth.