For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...
For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually ...
Chewing betel nuts seems to have been a human practice since the Bronze Age. Evidence regarding this was recently discovered through dental calculus samples from an individual buried in Nong Ratchawat ...
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - For centuries, hundreds of millions of people across Asia, from Pakistan to Palau, have chewed the spicy date-like fruit of the betel palm for a quick buzz. Sign up here.