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'Exceptional' drilled tooth reveals Neanderthals practiced dentistry in Siberia 60,000 years ago


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

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