Posted on 11/18/2004 12:13:18 PM PST by Red Badger
Archeologists have nicknamed a stone age skeleton Julia Roberts because of her perfect teeth.
They were stunned by the condition of the women's teeth - still strong and straight after 9,000 years.
Archaeologists now believe stone age man must have had a secret way of making toothpaste.
Preserved remains of cattle bones and wheat found near her body show her diet was similar to what many people eat today in less developed areas of the world - but her teeth were far superior.
Georgi Ganetsovski, who led the archaeological expedition to Ohoden in northwest Bulgaria, said the skeleton was believed to be the oldest ever found in Europe - but was more remarkable for its teeth than its age.
He said: "She was a rare beauty and could have competed with today's Hollywood stars with her perfect set of teeth. She is a stone age Julia Roberts. She would have had a perfect smile - it really is a puzzle."
Last year, Viennese historians reported they had unearthed an ancient Egyptian way of making toothpaste in use thousands of years before Colgate officially marketed the world's first commercial toothpaste.
An ancient Egyptian scribe has carefully detailed on woven papyrus what he lists as a "powder for white and perfect teeth" that when mixed with saliva formed a "clean tooth paste".
As well as 1 drachma of rock salt, a measure equal to 0.5 gramms, the recipe requires two drachmas of mint, one drachma of iris and 20 grains of pepper, to be crushed and mixed together.
"Am I the only one who thinks Julia Roberts has a "horsey" look (yes, her teeth)."
Well, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating sugar lumps.
"Archaeologists now believe stone age man must have had a secret way of making toothpaste."
Probably had more to do with no processed food and sugar in her diet.
However, upon adopting the calorie-rich but relatively nutrient poor industrialized diet, these people got all our dental problems -- decay in the first generation and, narrow dental arch, crookedness, impactions, etc. in the subsequent generations (who got substandard nutrition from conception onward.) And with the teeth, the overall bodily heatlh failed too.
The bottom line -- our dental problems are all dietary: Ancient Dietary Wisdom
Ha!! :-D
In candid photos, she is scrawny, flat chested, thin-legged with narrow hips and knock-kneed: not pleasing at all....
LOL! Good one, Dog! We call those "Bubba Teeth".
This tells the world that Julia Roberts has a bIG mouth, and really not beautiful in any sense of the word. Her mouth on her brother makes him good looking. Her mouth on her makes her look ugly.
LMAO! You made me spit my teeth out with that one. <8^)
Interesting article, considering how many kids wear braces these days. It's implying that narrow faces/jaws are abnormal.
Amazing Teeth Find
MM
Is her name also Julie Roberts?
Yep. Narrow faces, narrow shoulders (on men), narrow hips (on women).... all consequences of poor bone structure due to suboptimal diet.
"knock-kneed"?
I thought 'bow-legged'.
Anyways ... when a bow-leeged person and a kock-kneed person stand together ... they spell 'OX'.
MUCH better than Julia Roberts. Thanks
I think Eric is a pinko.
When I saw the headline I just figured the story was about the b*tch's political views . . .
When I saw the headline I just figured the story was about the b*tch's political views . . .
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