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The 42 teeth discovered at the burial site belonged to large mammals. Tomasz Gralak / University of Wroclaw Archaeologists Excavating a Roman-Era Cemetery in Poland Were Surprised to Stumble Upon a 5,000-Year-Old Necklace Made of 42 Teeth Crafted from the teeth of large mammals, such as wolves, deer, bears and perhaps even humans, the jewelry was found in a grave in southern Poland that may belong to an important patriarch of the Corded Ware culture Read now     ADVERTISEMENT     The Twin Towers in Three Photographs   Read now Researchers Have Figured Out How to Spot Fake Ancient Pottery Using the Earth’s Magnetic Field   Read now SPONSOR: DANVILLE KENTUCKY Danville, Kentucky: Where Kentucky’s Story Began   Discover more GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Can Slow Aging and Extend Life Span, Mouse Study Suggests   Read now September 11: Photography and the News   Read now Routine Yard Work Reveals a Trove of Viking Silver—the Largest Treasure of Its Kind Ever Discovered in Denmark   Read now   ADVERTISEMENT     Kermit the Frog Was Just Trying to Put on a Variety Show. Fifty Years Later, the Muppets Are Some of the Biggest Stars in Television History   Read now How Did the Nation Get Its Name? Other Suggestions Included the United Colonies, Columbia and the United States of Alleghania   Read now This Rescue Truck Was the First Foam Truck to Respond to the Pentagon on 9/11. It Is Now on Display at the National Air and Space Museum   Read now The Life of Agatha Christie, the World’s Best-Selling Novelist, Goes Under the Microscope at the British Library   Read now Archaeologists Uncover a Neolithic Sculpture of a Human Riding a Leopard That’s ‘Unlike Anything We Have Encountered Before’   Read now The Art of Remembering September 11   Read now Part of Your Personality Is Encoded in Your Genes. Huge Analysis Links Characteristics to More Than 1,200 Common Genetic Variants   Read now

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