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Neanderthals Used a Really Familiar Tool For Their Dental Hygiene, Study Shows – ScienceAlert
The plain wooden toothpick is among the simplest of all manufactured objects and is considered the oldest instrument for dental cleaning, one that spans more than…
The plain wooden toothpick is among the simplest of all manufactured objects and is considered the oldest instrument for dental cleaning, one that spans more than just human species.
Several higher primates use similar items to rub or pick their teeth, and growing archaeological evidence from throughout Europe suggests Neanderthals also had a habit of scraping food out of their mouths. We know that because it’s left quite the impression on their molars.
A newly analyzed tooth, discovered in a Polish…
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