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Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago

May 15, 202620:45Science & Medicine

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 an...

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Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago is an episode from New Scientist Weekly by New Scientist. Episode 369 A strange tooth found in a Siberian cave has pushed back the earliest evidence of dentistry by 45,000 years. Th...

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Published May 15, 2026, 20:45 long, audio available.

Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago

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