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The first dentist: How a single tooth changes what we thought about Neanderthals

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

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mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·haaretz.com
The first dentist: How a single tooth changes what we thought about Neanderthals
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
mercoledì 13 maggio 2026·arstechnica.com
Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago
“Every time I go to the dentist, I think about that guy,” researcher says.

The first dentist: How a single tooth changes what we thought about Neanderthals

The first dentist: How a single tooth changes what we thought about Neanderthals

Neanderthals drilled cavities to treat a toothache 59,000 years ago

Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests

A Neanderthal with a cavity opened wide for a stone drill

Neanderthal dentisti? Quando la carie si curava con il trapano di pietra 59.000 anni fa