Dr. Griffin of San Francisco State University joins the show to discuss dental caries and toothwear in pre-contact Native American groups. 

Books, articles, and media mentioned in this episode:

Griffin, MC. (2014). Biocultural implication of oral pathology in an ancient central California population. Am J Phys Anthropol, 154(2), 171-188. Griffin, MC. (2018). The End of Prehistory in the Land of Coosa: Oral Health in a Late Mississippian Village. In S Chappell Hodge & KA Shuler Bioarchaeology of the American Southeast: Approaches to Bridging Health and Identity in the Past (1st ed., pp 69-91). University of Alabama Press. Ed Yong. (2016). I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life. Ecco. Kathleen McAuliffe. (2016). This Is Your Brain on Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society. Mariner Books. Clinical literature on auditory exostoses Cardinal (detective drama, currently on Hulu as of June 2024) MC Beaton, Agatha Raisin series (Books + TV series -- I've only read the books, but I hear the show is great) cozy-mystery.com [My bad, y’all. I said the wrong URL on the show. There are like 5 sites that also do this, but this is the one I was thinking of. The clip art is perfect.] Sister Boniface Mysteries (Nun solves crimes in British countryside, currently on BritBox as of June 2024) Father Brown (Priest solves crimes in British countryside, currently on BritBox as of June 2024) Cadfael (Medieval monk solves crimes. Books + TV series) Grantchester (Anglican vicar solves crimes. Short stories + TV series)