Molar found in Siberia features deep hole that appears to show earliest known evidence of dental treatment

Russian archaeologists have discovered evidence of a sophisticated dental procedure that took place nearly 60,000 years ago.

Evidence of Caries Treatment on a 60,000-year-old Tooth Found in Russia Pushes Back the Birth of Dentistry, a Skill That Archaeologists Didn't Expect to Encounter in Neanderthals