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True origin of grills: Prehistoric evidence

Category:Art,Design & Lifestyle,ThisNThat Dec 11th, 2009 10:53am

Blinged out skull

As attested by the prehistoric blinged out skull above: From ancient peeps to medieval clergy, to latterday pimps and rappers, Bling has been from the beginning of time.  Word.

Via National Geographic: “Sophisticated dentistry allowed Native Americans to add bling to their teeth as far back as 2,500 years ago, a new study says. Ancient peoples of southern North America went to “dentists”—among the earliest known—to beautify their chompers with notches, grooves, and semiprecious gems, according to a recent analysis of thousands of teeth examined from collections in Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (such as the skull above, found in Chiapas, Mexico)”.

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