His study proposes that these piercings, or labrets, marked group identity and caused tooth wear over time. Labrets, despite their cultural significance, have left no physical trace due to ...

In a study published January 23 in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, the biological anthropologist argues that labrets could have caused the unusual dental wear previously noted in many ...

A recent study proposes a novel explanation: these marks would be due to facial piercings, called labrets, worn from childhood. The teeth of the Pavlovians, dating from 25,000 to 29,000 years ago, ...

Labrets are a certain kind of facial piercing—holes are made in the cheek, close to the mouth and then something is inserted. In modern times, such objects tend to be made of stainless steel.

In Willman’s estimation, the dental damage was done by labrets—what we would now refer to as cheek piercings. Willman’s study involved analyzing dozens of Pavlovian skulls. To date ...

Willman went on to explain that the enamel wear reminded him of similar results caused by some facial piercings, particularly labrets. He also noticed “interesting evidence” pointing to teeth ...

According to a recently published study in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology, evidence suggests the use of facial ornaments, known as labrets, in this ancient community. The research, led by ...

“The enamel wear on cheek surfaces struck me as very similar to the wear caused by labrets and other facial piercings that are found in some bioarchaeological, ethnographic, and clinical case ...