Strange 'Labret' Piercings Found in Ice Age Skeletons, Reveal Unique Dental Features 30,000 Years Ago New research has shed ...

The piercings many have been associated with community participation and major life events. Skulls from Paleolithic Europe’s ...

Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...

This isn’t a lip mask — it’s a clear balm that’s meant to be applied during the day. While it looks to be a sheer pink in the ...

Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study propo ...

Credit: John C. Willman / University of Coimbra The term labret comes from the Latin word for "lip" and refers to a type of piercing that is inserted into a person's lower lip or cheek area.

Many Asian artifacts display stretched earlobes (Davis, 2001). Ivory and wood labrets, made for stretched lip piercings, are common in Alaskan and African cultures (University of Pennsylvania ...