Teeth Offer Vital Clues about Diet during the Great Irish Famine (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

Teeth Offer Vital Clues about Diet during the Great Irish Famine

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Researchers analysed calculus on teeth from the human remains of 42 people, aged approximately 13 years and older who died in the Kilkenny Union Workhouse.

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Image courtesy of Jonny Geber/ University of Edinburgh

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