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Neanderthals treated a dental cavity by drilling into the tooth

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

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These are the extinct humans that live on in your DNA

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These are the extinct humans that live on in your DNA

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Neanderthal 'kneeprint' found next to mysterious stalagmite circle

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Reconstruction of a family of Neanderthals

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Neanderthal infants were enormous compared with modern humans

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Are Neanderthals descendants of modern humans?

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Ancient bones reveal vivid details of a Neanderthal elephant hunt

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Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals' decline

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Neanderthals may have treated wounds with antibiotic sticky tar

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When we interbred with Neanderthals, they were usually the fathers

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Neanderthals and early humans may have interbred over a vast area

We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour was much more common than we first thought

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Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised

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Revealing the epic story of ancient humans: Best ideas of the century

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The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived

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Oldest evidence of fire-lighting comes from early humans in Britain

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