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by archermarks 548 days ago
Even as far back as ancient Egypt [1]. And they had dentistry too [2]! Any time in history where they milled grains into flour with stone, you can see this pattern. In fact, it can be used to differentiate certain agricultural vs non-agricultural populations in the archaeological record [3].

[1]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19396207/

[2]https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.2...

[3]https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16353225/