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Ian Towle & Luca Fiorenza/The Conversation For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their teeth with sticks or fibers, or ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...