Blue Fibers Found in Dental Calculus of Maya Sacrifice Victims

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According to a Live Science post, blue threads were found sticking to dental plaque in the mouths of two of the dead ,

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Similar "Maya blue" pigment, according to archaeologist Amy Chan, has been discovered at other sites,

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where it may have been applied ceremonially on the bodies of sacrificed victims.

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The rate at which plaque forms and hardens into dental calculus is unknown,

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but Chan hypothesizes that the blue fibers discovered in the dental calculus may have been left behind by blue gags.

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