Neanderthals used sophisticated techniques with a stone drill to treat a painful dental cavity, according to new research (opens in new tab)

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

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Neanderthals Got Cavities, Too—and New Research Suggests They Drilled Into Their Teeth to Treat Them, Just Like Modern Dentists

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