Chewing gum tells of Stone Age life.

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  • Author(s): Wilson, Clare
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 1/5/2019, Vol. 241 Issue 3211, p10-10. 3/4p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BIRCH bark; STONE Age; DNA analysis; CHEWING gum; PREHISTORIC women; DIET; PREHISTORIC knives
    • Subject Terms:
      LOLLAND (Denmark)
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses research involving a lump of birch bark-related pitch which was discovered on the island of Lolland, and it mentions how DNA was extracted from the pitch in order to discover the ancestry, diet, and appearance of a Stone Age woman nicknamed Lola who is thought to have discarded the pitch close to 6,000 years ago. According to the article, the pitch is considered to be a form of prehistoric chewing gum which was used to glue arrowheads and knife blades to other surfaces.