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Chewing tar in the early Holocene: an archaeological and ethnographic evaluation

1999; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 73; Issue: 281 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0003598x00065133

1745-1744

Elizabeth Aveling, Carl Heron,

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

In an editorial in 1897, the British Medical Journal (ii: 1112) reported on increase in the ‘disgusting habit’of chewing gum, prepared from rubber or plant resin flavoured with aniseed or peppermint. However, the use of masticants is a much more widespread and long-term behaviour with possible health implications for humans. Here, samples of Mesolithic date from Scandinavia are identified and discussed.