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Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry
A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study researcher. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Analysis of Neanderthal teeth grooves uncovers evidence of prehistoric dentistry
A discovery of multiple toothpick grooves on teeth and signs of other manipulations by a Neanderthal of 130,000 years ago are evidence of a kind of prehistoric dentistry, according to a new study researcher. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins … Continue reading
A decorated raven bone discovered in Crimea may provide insight into Neanderthal cognition
The cognitive abilities of Neanderthals are debated, but a raven bone fragment found at the Zaskalnaya VI (ZSK) site in Crimea features two notches that may have been made by Neanderthals intentionally to display a visually consistent pattern, according to … Continue reading
Oldest Neanderthal DNA Found in Italian Skeleton
The stays of the so-referred to as Altamura Man, now thought-about a Neanderthal, encrusted with calcite formations in Altamura, Italy. Credit: Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, Superintendent of the Archeology of Puglia. The calcite-encrusted skeleton of an historic human, … Continue reading
Novel collagen fingerprinting identifies a Neanderthal bone among 2,000 fragments
Scientists have used a new molecular fingerprinting technique to identify one Neanderthal bone from around 2,000 bone fragments. All the tiny pieces of bone were recovered from a key archaeological site, Denisova Cave in Russia, with the remaining fragments found … Continue reading
Homo Sapiens flagello uomini Neanderthal
(ANSA) – LONDRA, 24 LUG – Il vero flagello degli uomini di Neanderthal e’ stato l’Homo Sapiens: fra 40.000 e 30.000 anni fa ne ha messo a rischio la sopravvivenza piu’ della catastrofica eruzione del supervulcano dei Campi Flegrei, avvenuta … Continue reading
L’Homo sapiens ha vinto sul Neanderthal grazie al cane
Da sempre il cane