article_snippet.sent: Now the research looking at the dental calculus - hardened plaque - has helped to shed some light on the female diet.
article_snippet.sent: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, found the female teeth bore the remains of plant pollen, fungi and animals.
article_snippet.sent: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany found microscopic evidence that the female had been eating sponge capped, bolete mushrooms and gilled mushrooms from the Agaric group.
article_snippet.sent: Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany also found her teeth bore little signs of decay, suggesting the female ate few carbohydrates.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Power and Dr Amanda Henry, whose work is published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, examined samples of the plaque from the Red Lady's teeth in an attempt to learn more about the Red Lady's.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Power and Dr Amanda Henry, whose work is published in the Journal of Archaeological Science found chemical signitures that indicate the Red Lady's may have eaten seeds, roots and other plants with low levels of starch.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Power and Mr Power colleagues said his colleagues findings had shed new light on prehistoric diet of the Red Lady.