O estudo está publicado no Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology e disponível em link.springer.com/article/10.1...

👩‍🦰👨‍🦰 Os povos recolectores do Paleolítico Superior na Europa Central podem ter sido pioneiros na modificação corporal permanente, utilizando piercings faciais conhecidos como “labrets”. A conclusão é de um estudo do Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde da FCTUC. #UCoimbra

Labret use among Pavlovian peoples 26kya may have caused odd buccal wear of teeth. 🦷🏺🧪

🏺🧪🦣 Immensely interesting new, detailed and OA study suggesting cultural cheek piercing - like B in the image here, but one sided & potentially progressively enlarged from adolescence onwards - in a European 'Ice Age' culture 31.5-29.5 ka BP

Probable Use of Labrets [adornments through piercings] Among the Mid Upper Paleolithic Pavlovian Peoples of Central Europe link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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If you want to read up on intentional body modification in the Upper Paleolithic for #FossilFriday here's a link to the newest work on probable use of labrets (facial piercings) among Pavlovian foragers from Central Europe: rdcu.be/d7iFG

New publication on probable facial piercings ("labrets") in the Mid Upper Paleolithic of Central Europe. Really happy to finally see this in print: link.springer.com/article/10.1...