Viggen Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Viking warriors may have filed deep grooves into their teeth to indicate class or military rank. Caroline Arcini of Sweden's National Heritage Board analysed 557 skeletons from four major Viking-age Swedish cemeteries and discovered that around 10 per cent of men, but none of the women, bore horizontal grooves across the upper front teeth. full article at Newscientist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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