Jewelry made from HUMAN TEETH found in the ruins of 9000-year-old Turkish city,

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Jewelry made from HUMAN TEETH found in the ruins of 9000-year-old Turkish city, the first documented case of the practice in the Near East

Researchers discovered three preserved human teeth in an ancient Turkish ruin

Two of the three teeth showed signs of modification consistent with jewelry

The teeth are believed to be the earliest such documented case in the region

By MICHAEL THOMSEN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 19:52 EST, 15 November 2019 | UPDATED: 20:03 EST, 15 November 2019

Researchers studying the ruins of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey have discovered evidence that residents once wore human teeth as jewelry.

A group of archaeologists discovered three preserved human teeth while on a dig at the Neolithic proto-city, a UNESCO world heritage site.

The teeth date back to approximately 6500 BC and two showed signs of having been ground into a conical shape using a microdrill, then drilled so they could be placed on a string and used as jewelry.



Researchers believed the teeth came from middle-aged adults and were removed after death, according to a Forbes contributor report.

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