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.

Scientists are fleshing out their understanding of Neanderthals by analyzing a Neanderthal tooth. The dental analysis is ...

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

A hole found in a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal tooth was likely made by a stone drill, making the discovery the oldest ...

The study presents the results of the analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA obtained from eight Neanderthal teeth discovered in Stajnia Cave, Poland. “This is an extraordinary result because, for the ...

Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research.

DNA extracted from teeth found in a Polish cave has created a picture of the oldest known group of Neanderthals in central Europe. “This is an extraordinary result because, for the first time, we are ...

Researchers detect a genetic contribution from East Asia rather than Europe as they discover 3 to 3.8 percent Neanderthal DNA from the remains of three people, who lived roughly 45,000 years ago.