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In 2007, a boy in Finland found chewing gum made from birch bark that was 5,000 years old. But at 10,000 years old, this birch-based gum offers scientists a chance to study ancient hunter-gatherer ...

Stone Age chewing gum gives insights into life of young girl 00:46. DNA from a type of "chewing gum" used by teenagers in Sweden 10,000 years ago is shedding new light on the Stone Age diet and ...

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found a 5,700 year old piece of ancient gum during excavations at Syltholm, east of Rodbyhavn in southern Denmark, ahead of the building of a new tunnel.

These wads of 10,000-year-old "chewing gum" unearthed in Sweden are providing new insights into Stone Age teens' dietary habits and oral health. A DNA analysis of the birch bark resin found that ...

Scientists extracted DNA from chewing gum used by teenagers almost 10,000 years ago. The gum provided clues into what the teenagers had eaten and their lifestyle. Stone Age teenagers' diets ...

Stone Age chewing gum gives insights into life of young girl 00:46. Thanks to a 5,700-year-old piece of "chewing gum," the entire genome of a neolithic human has been obtained and analyzed.

Scientists in Denmark have squeaked out an entire human genome from a prehistoric piece of “chewing gum.” Made from birch tar, the 5,700-year-old gum also ...

Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have extracted a Stone Age woman’s DNA from 5,700-year-old “chewing gum.” The “gum” is made from birch pitch, according to researchers, and was ...