Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s
How farming reshaped our smiles and our speech
Hasnain says:
“Bickel suggests that as more adults developed overbites, they accidentally began to use "f" and "v" more. In ancient India and Rome, labiodentals may have been a mark of status, signaling a softer diet and wealth, he says. Those consonants also spread through other language groups; today, they appear in 76% of Indo-European languages.”
Posted on 2025-02-23T19:49:47+0000