Black Teeth and Big Bones: British Height and Diet through History

Prevailing wisdom says that our ancestors were shorter with poorer teeth, but there's no evidence for this in the skeletons we have. Professor Roberts explains

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Professor Charlotte Roberts

Charlotte is a Professor in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University and a Fellow of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing.

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