Neanderthals likely self-medicated, new study suggests

Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 13:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Scientists studying plaque left on the teeth of Neanderthals dating back almost 50,000 years suggest our nearest extinct relative may have had an understanding of medicine.

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