'A remarkable achievement': Neanderthals may have practised dentistry
ABC News
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Archaeologists have found a hole in a 59,000-year-old tooth, which they say was drilled to treat a painful cavity.
The find suggests Neanderthals could perform complex medical procedures.
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 —
- Neanderthal Dentists Treated Cavities With Stone Drills. Yes, Really Gizmodo —
- Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago NPR —
- 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth may be oldest evidence of dentistry Scientific American —