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May 7, 2012

Plaque removed from ancient teeth could provide information about early diets without destroying any precious bone samples. Scientists have analyzed the amount of carbon and nitrogen in dental calculus taken from 58 historic skeletons buried in Spain’s Cathedral of Santa Maria with a mass spectrometer. The results were similar to tests that use bone collagen. “It […]

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