Neanderthal tooth from Siberian cave shows signs of earliest-known invasive dental surgery - study
A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Chagyrskaya Cave, Siberia, shows evidence of the earliest-known invasive dental surgery. The molar belonged to an adult, but the gender of the individual remains unknown. This finding dates back approximately 59,000 years.
- ▪The tooth was found in Chagyrskaya Cave in Siberia.
- ▪It is believed to be the earliest-known example of invasive dental surgery.
- ▪The molar belonged to an adult Neanderthal, but its gender is undetermined.
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Neanderthal tooth from Siberian cave shows signs of earliest-known invasive dental surgery - studyThe molar showed that the Neanderthal who underwent the dental procedure was an adult, though the researchers do not know the individual's gender.Follow us on GoogleViews from five different angles of a molar of an adult Neanderthal individual, discovered at Chagyrskaya Cave in the Siberia region of Russia and dating to about 59,000 years ago, seen in this undated image released on May 13, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Zubova et al., 2026, PLOS One)
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