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Neanderthal Tooth Shows 59,000-Year-Old Dental Treatment

A peer-reviewed study suggests Neanderthals used stone tools to treat severe tooth decay.

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Neandertal Tooth Shows Stone-Tool Drilling as Oldest Evidence of Complex Dental Care

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Ancient DNA Pushes Dog Domestication Back to the Late Ice Age

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Earliest Hafted Tools in East Asia Confirmed at China’s Xigou Site

Oldest Known Wooden Tools Found in Greece, Dated to 430,000 Years

Oldest Elephant-Bone Tool in Europe Identified at Boxgrove

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