#Neanderthal

A Neanderthal tooth shows clear signs of human intervention to treat bacterial decay, showing that the earliest dentistry began at least 59,000 years ago

From Theguardian RSS Feed: Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests

A 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar contains evidence of a cavity removal procedure, offering fresh insight into these early humans' intelligence.

A molar points to some sophisticated dental work performed by our extinct cousins.

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.

From Dev.to - webdev: Uncovering the Ancient Origins of Obesity: Neanderthals' Surprising "Fat Factories" 125,000 Years Ago

From Reddit - r/anthropology: First multi-individual Neanderthal mitogenomes from north of the Carpathians

From Reddit - r/science: 100,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Fossils in Poland Reveal Unexpected Genetic Connections. First multi-individual Neanderthal mitogenomes from north of the Carpathians

From Reddit - r/everythingscience: Neanderthal brains measure up to ours—literally

It’s sometimes difficult to imagine what childhood was like for someone in another country who lived within a completely different cultural context from your own.…

A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans.

A remarkable genetic breakthrough has uncovered what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of a Neanderthal “community” living together 100,000 years ago in what is now Poland.…

A detailed analysis of the best-preserved Neanderthal infant skeleton ever found suggests that our ancient relatives grew much faster as young children

Neanderthal Men May Have Often Hooked Up With Human Women Thousands of Years Ago

It is unclear why male Neanderthals (artist’s impression) paired off with female Homo sapiens more than the opposite.