Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets, marked group ...

Strange wear marks on the teeth of Paleolithic people in Central Europe have long puzzled scientists, but new research may finally reveal the cause. Reading time 2 minutes Numerous human remains ...

A Hindu devotee has his cheek pierced during the annual festival of Adhi Maha Puja in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Dozens of Hindu devotees offer prayers and fulfill their vows by several forms of body ...

30,000 years ago, European children were already wearing cheek piercings. This discovery, resulting from the analysis of ancient teeth, sheds light on the social practices of Ice Age populations. The ...