Student Finds 5000-Year-Old Chewing Gum 143
itsthebin writes "Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar — complete with neolithic tooth prints — on a dig in Finland. Ms Pickin's tutor at the University of Derby, Professor Trevor Brown, said birch bark tar contained phenols, which are antiseptic compounds. 'It is generally believed that neolithic people found that by chewing this stuff if they had gum infections it helped to treat the condition. It's particularly significant because well-defined tooth imprints were found on the gum which Sarah discovered,' he said. Ms Pickin was on a volunteer program at the Kierikki Centre on the west coast of Finland when she made the find."
Deja vu (Score:5, Funny)
I just gotta ask.... (Score:5, Funny)
Singapore (Score:5, Funny)
Photo Caption (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I just gotta ask.... (Score:3, Funny)
I think it was found on the bottom of a 5000 yr old shoe.
Interesting fact... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Just wondering? (Score:5, Funny)
ummmm. Birch?
Where it was found (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I just gotta ask.... (Score:2, Funny)
everyone wants to know: (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Needs to be said (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It was no gum ... (Score:2, Funny)
Interesting picture caption (Score:2, Funny)
Am I still reading Slashdot? (Score:4, Funny)
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Won't someone please think of the trolls?
Re:Where it was found (Score:3, Funny)
Package was found nearby (Score:3, Funny)
Grunt Growl Roar
Snort Grumble Grunt!
Old News (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Needs to be said (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Deja vu (Score:2, Funny)
Tell her to wait 5,000 years.
Re:Goodness! (Score:2, Funny)
They can't chew gum and post at the same time