Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago

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Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago

Several views of the molar tooth archeologists discovered in Chagyrskaya Cave. Zubova et al./ PLOS One hide caption toggle caption Zubova et al./ PLOS One Over the years, excavations at Chagyrskaya …

Several views of the molar tooth archeologists discovered in Chagyrskaya Cave. Zubova et al./ PLOS One hide caption toggle caption Zubova et al./ PLOS One Over the years, excavations at Chagyrskaya Cave in southwestern Siberia have unearthed an assortment of Paleolithic treasures, including heaps of tools fashioned from stone and bone, alongside fossils from the easternmost population of Neanderthals. …

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