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'A remarkable achievement': Neanderthals may have practised dentistry
Archaeologists discovered a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar with a deliberately drilled hole in a Russian cave, suggesting the species treated tooth decay. X-ray analysis and experimental stone-tool drilling confirmed the hole was made to address a cavity, pushing back evidence of dentistry by 40,000 years. The finding challenges assumptions about Neanderthal cognitive abilities and medical knowledge.
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