We now know that Neanderthals both had the knowledge to identify a tooth infection and the fine motor skills to drill out the ...

Deep inside a Siberian cave that Neanderthals occupied tens of thousands of years ago, a single molar sat embedded in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recent archaeological findings have revealed a fascinating aspect of Neanderthal behavior: their penchant for collecting.

A new study has revealed another remarkable aspect of Neanderthal behavior: they not only ...

Homo sapiens and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) shared the Earth for thousands of years, walking the same landscapes ...

Cavemen hunted turtles — but not for food, new research suggests. Scientists say that shells of reptiles caught by children may have been used as ladles or digging devices by early humans over 100,000 ...

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

A new study has revealed that Neanderthals possessed an unexpected and highly durable tool in their kits: the teeth of prehistoric rhinoceroses. Marks found on fossilized rhino teeth discovered in ...

Neanderthals had the know-how to identify a tooth infection and the motor skills to drill out the damage, according to a ...