The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study ...
About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That ​tooth has now been discovered inside a Siberian cave, ...
A new study has revealed that Neanderthals possessed an unexpected and highly durable tool in their kits: the teeth of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Marks found on fossilized rhino teeth discovered in ...
Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise ...
Researchers unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar that shows signs of dental surgery, a discovery that pushes back ...
Nearly 60,000 years ago, Neanderthals used stone drills and toothpicks to treat cavities in the first recorded dental procedure.