Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago
NPR
—
Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise dental procedure.
Neanderthal dentistry discovered
- Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests The Guardian —
- Neanderthal dentist drilled into decayed tooth almost 60,000 years ago Financial Times —
- 'A remarkable achievement': Neanderthals may have practised dentistry ABC News —
- Neanderthal Dentists Treated Cavities With Stone Drills. Yes, Really Gizmodo —
- 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth may be oldest evidence of dentistry Scientific American —