Jade tooth decorations in Mayan skull

David Dennis took this photo of a Mayan skull with jade tooth decorations.

From TYWKIWDBI:

At the height of Mayan civilization, body modification included a variety of alterations of the teeth.

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Holes in the teeth were created by spinning a drill with a bow (as in firestarting), and using powdered quartz as an abrasive.

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Things such as this make all the work - tedious, I might add - that we Archaeologists do worth while.

Of, course I am retired now, but I still remember every dig, every cramp, every ... you name it, I remember it like it was this morning.

We humans do some very odd things.