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The World, the Universe and Us — Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago
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Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago

The World, the Universe and Us

Episode 369 A strange tooth found in a Siberian cave has pushed back the earliest evidence of dentistry by 45,000 years. The weird thing is, the evidence comes from a Neanderthal tooth - upending what we thought these ancient humans were capable of. Markings on the 60,000-year-old molar show Neanderthals may have used…

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