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Did Neanderthals have dentists?

Did Neanderthals have dentists?

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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. For years “Neanderthal” served as shorthand for ineptitude. Nobody would have considered them sophisticated enough to perform surgery. A battered tooth from a cave in southern Siberia is forcing a rethink.


Topics covered:

  • Neanderthals
  • Archaeology
  • Evolutionary biology


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