Even today, many people dread a trip to the dentist, but in the Middle Ages, it was far worse—no anesthesia, no advanced tools, and often a visit to the local barber-surgeon or even a blacksmith.

Learn more about a new technology that is turning ancient teeth into one of archaeology’s most powerful tools. For decades, archaeologists have relied on chemical signatures locked inside ancient ...

A study has, for the first time, identified minute traces of broomcorn millet consumption directly from human dental calculus, offering an unprecedented window into medieval diets and expanding the ...