Actually David, I half expected the newspaper item to also maintain that they had also discovered the discarded cellophane wrapper from the toothpick! best wishes Roger [log in to unmask] The new GLOBAL MUSEUM MUSIC STORE for all lovers of classical music - http://globalmuseum.vstoremusic.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David E. Haberstich" <[log in to unmask]> > > << ** 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) ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).