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
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----- 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)

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