They suggest that the man was of adult age, but not old, and he had also lost two teeth before he died. “The tooth loss is something interesting. We have a large fossil record of Neanderthals ...

Tooth decay, or dental caries as the pros call it, is still a big problem today despite all our fancy toothbrushes and floss. Oddly enough, our ancient ancestors didn’t have as many issues with ...

Some 46,000 years ago in what is now the Polish highlands, a Neanderthal man got some food stuck between his teeth. So he did what any self-respecting Skip to content ...

Altamura Man is one of the most complete and best preserved Neanderthal skeletons ever discovered. His fossilized bones, however, have remained hidden from view at the bottom of a sinkhole near ...