dbellingradt, 6 months ago to histodons German

#Tobacco and #Paper share a common past. In #EarlyModernEurope, a period called a paper age, tobacco had its connections to the worlds of paper (and print). Attention, friends of #smoking, #history and PaperHistory. @histodons

In this 1671 painting from Hubert van Ravesteijn we see an exclusively designed paper packet leaning against a clay pipe, ready for consumption in a tavern.

In order to sell small units of tobacco, paper was needed: used papers and freshly printed papers. Zoom in:

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novetus, 9 months ago to archaeodons German

Is it possible to identify #Tobacco use from human remains?

Our colleague #SheridanStrang is currently investigating this question with five tooth samples from the #Napoleonic #battlefield of #Deutsch-Wagram
The project is funded by the British Association for Biological #anthropogy and #Osteoarchaeology #BABAO and takes place in cooperation with the #viennabiocenter of the @univienna and the research group #TobaccoAndHealth of #UniversityOfLeicester

@archaeodons #archaeology #bioarchaeology