I thought this was interesting.....Wish I had a molar to check <G> NATIVE AMERICAN ANCESTRY? - Ask your dentist! Do you have a family tradition that says one of your ancestors was a Native American? Well, the proof may be in your mouth and your dentist can tell you. A little bump on your maxillary first molars is called a "Carrabelli's Cusp." This is the sixth tooth from the center of your front upper teeth. People who are stricfly of western European origin have this bump on that tooth. People who have Native American (Indian) heritage are missing this cusp. The sides of the maxillary first molars will be smooth. Please note! People who are of Asian heritage will also be missing the cusp. This may be yet another proof that Native Americans originally came to the North American continent over a land bridge thousands of years ago. (Info via the Log, Ledger of Genealogy Quarterly Publication Volume 16, 3, West Virginia Genealogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 249, Elkview, WV 25071, via Dr. Vernon Nesmith, DDS of Wichita Falls, TX. ******************************************************************* Researching: Weekley, Braman, Littleton, Jarrett/Jarard, Buchanan, Higgins, Tennant, O'Neil Barnhouse, Enoch, Pribble ----- Original Message ----- From: <LITTLETON-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <LITTLETON-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 1:30 PM Subject: LITTLETON-D Digest V99 #107