In a message dated 00-04-20 16:55:13 EDT, we learn:

<< **  Ancient Humans Valued Clean Teeth
 Microscopic scratches in the tooth of an ancient human suggest that we're
 not the first to use toothpicks to pry pesky scraps of food from between our
 teeth >>

I have to say that this news flash from the Global Museum list provoked a
great yawn.  Although it's nice to have an ancient scratched tooth to verify
the assumption that picking teeth is a very old custom (and I hasten to add
that I do think that's a valuable find), I'm slightly amused by the amazed
tone.  Perhaps one of these days we'll be lucky enough to find a
well-preserved carcass with marks which "suggest" that our ancestors
scratched their itches (surprise!).

David Haberstich (suddenly feeling very old)

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