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The hidden history found in your teeth

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Carolyn Freiwald |

TEDxUniversityofMississippi

• February 2020

Your teeth carry secrets: centuries of history about your ancestors, from where they lived to what they ate and where they traveled. Bioarchaeologist Carolyn Freiwald traces the story of human migration across the Americas -- from Mayan royalty and Belizean buccaneers to rural Appalachian farmers -- to illustrate what ancient teeth can reveal about you.

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Your teeth carry secrets: centuries of history about your ancestors, from where they lived to what they ate and where they traveled. Bioarchaeologist Carolyn Freiwald traces the story of human migration across the Americas -- from Mayan royalty and Belizean buccaneers to rural Appalachian farmers -- to illustrate what ancient teeth can reveal about you.

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Carolyn Freiwald

Bioarchaeologist

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Carolyn Freiwald studies bones and teeth to understand what life was like in the past -- from questions as big as human migration patterns to what people had for dinner.

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