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

Dental microwear analysis, which allows for the microscopic study of surface textures, confirmed that the marks were made ...

Archaeologists have found a hole in a 59,000-year-old tooth, which they say was drilled to treat a painful cavity. The find suggests Neanderthals could perform complex medical procedures.

A new study of 250,000-year-old fossil teeth from France suggests climate shifts repeatedly isolated and reconnected ...

Scientists have extracted the entire genome of a 130,000-year-old Neanderthal from a single toe bone in a Siberian cave, an accomplishment that far outstrips any previous work on Neanderthal genes.

Molar shows evidence of surgery to treat a deep cavity A stone tool was used to remove decay and relieve pain The 59,000-year-old tooth was found at Chagyrskaya Cave This is more evidence of ...

About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal living in the mountains of Siberia had one hell of a toothache, and seemingly, decided ...

Neanderthals One of the most dreaded terms in dentistry is "root canal," but at least we get to enjoy the perks of modern medicine. Now, imagine enduring that painful process nearly 60,000 years ago.

Neanderthal fossils suggest that they must have endured a lot of pain. “When you look at adult Neanderthal fossils, particularly the bones of the arms and skull, you see [evidence of] fractures,” says ...

A hole drilled into a 60,000-year-old molar suggests that Neanderthals practiced complex dental care long before modern humans. To test their theory that Neanderthals performed dentistry on this ...