We now know that Neanderthals both had the knowledge to identify a tooth infection and the fine motor skills to drill out the damage.

Researchers unearthed a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar that shows signs of dental surgery, a discovery that pushes back ...

A hole drilled into a 60,000-year-old molar suggests that Neanderthals practiced complex dental care long before modern ...

The molar showed that the Neanderthal who underwent the dental procedure was an adult, though the researchers do not know the ...

The Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) has led the international team behind a new study ...

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Now, new research published in the journal PLOS One indicates that they were capable of complex dental interventions, which adds a series of cognitive and physical updates to the Neanderthal story. A ...

Ancient shells from Spain reveal Neanderthals harvested shellfish during the safest and most nutritious seasons 115,000 years ...

A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar contains evidence of a cavity removal procedure, offering fresh insight into these early humans' intelligence.

A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth discovered in a cave in Siberia shows clear signs of dental surgery with a small stone ...

The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist ...

Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection and the motor skills to drill out the damage, according to a study published May 13, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Alisa ...