The hidden history found in your teeth

Name: The hidden history found in your teeth
Uploaded: 2020-02-29T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 10 min
Description: Your teeth carry secrets: centuries of history about your ancestors, from where they lived to what they ate and where they traveled. Bioarchaeologist Carolyn Freiwald traces the story of human migration across the Americas -- from Mayan royalty and Belizean buccaneers to rural Appalachian farmers -- to illustrate what ancient teeth can reveal about you.

TEDxUniversityofMississippi 2020Feb 202010 min1655791 views

Speaker

Carolyn FreiwaldResearcher | Advancing Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Tech

About this talk

Your teeth carry secrets: centuries of history about your ancestors, from where they lived to what they ate and where they traveled. Bioarchaeologist Carolyn Freiwald traces the story of human migration across the Americas -- from Mayan royalty and Belizean buccaneers to rural Appalachian farmers -- to illustrate what ancient teeth can reveal about you.