The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist ...
Archaeologists have found a hole in a 59,000-year-old tooth, which they say was drilled to treat a painful cavity. The find ...
In 2016, a 59,000-year-old lower second molar tooth from a Neanderthal was found in Chagyrskaya Cave in the Altai Mountains ...
Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.