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DERBY An archaeology student has discovered a 5,000-year-old piece of chewing gum.
Sarah Pickin, 23, found the lump of birch bark tar – complete with Neolithic tooth prints - while on a dig as a volunteer in Finland.
Neolithic people used the material as an antiseptic to treat gum infections as well as a glue for repairing broken pots.
Trevor Brown, Ms Pickin’s tutor at the University of Derby, said: “It’s particularly significant because well-defined tooth imprints were found on the gum that Sarah discovered.”
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Well done again to Sarah on this find!
For those that are interested, all of the important finds on the dig at Kierikki were of course photographed. It just seems that they haven't made their way to the story in the UK.
Ross John Clark, Glasgow, Scotland
Totally, Mr. Brennan has it right! Is it too difficult to carry a digital camera on the excavations? I'm sure people would find more interest in archaeology if pictures were used.
W. Burriss, Taji, Iraq
Hey Mr./Ms. Brennan!
Check out neatorama.com (Aug 20) for a pic!
dudy omness, vermilion,
Any possibilety DNA could trace it back to Wrigly?
Jerry Scroggin, Phoenix, Arizona/USA
I love to read about this kind of find. This is an amazing little discovery, but why do most stories of this kind seem to lack pictures of the interesting object that was found?
E C Brennan, fresno, ca