/oss/taxonomy/term/5246/all en /oss/article/pseudoscience-history-general-science/tooth-fairy-science-bite-mark-comparisons <p>The idea of using teeth to identify someone has a long history. One of the earliest recorded cases (and perhaps the very first one) dates back to the first century. The wife of Roman Emperor Claudius, Julia Agrippina, commanded a colonel of the Roman guard to<a href="https://strangeremains.com/2016/12/28/the-roman-empress-who-used-forensic-science-to-identify-her-rivals-head/"> order the suicide of her rival</a>, a former empress and consort of Caligula. As proof of the deed, Agrippina wanted her head brought back for examination.</p> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8639 at /oss