Tooth shows cavemen conducted dental surgery thousands of years before anaesthetic

Chagyrskaya 64 molar tooth and its macro-features: View of the tooth in three projections. (Zubova et al. 2026 via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Cavemen conducted dental surgery tens of thousands of years before anaesthetic, reveals new research.

Tooth shows cavemen conducted dental surgery thousands of years before anaesthetic

Chagyrskaya Cave, southwestern Siberia, Russia. a. cave location map; b. stratigraphic sequence with Chagyrskaya 64 molar discovery location indicated in orange; c. general view of the cave; d. discovery location of the Chagyrskaya 64 molar in situ in Layer 6c/2. (Zubova et al. 2026 via SWNS)

Tooth shows cavemen conducted dental surgery thousands of years before anaesthetic

Chagyrskaya 64 molar tooth and its macro-features: View of the tooth in five projections. (Zubova et al. 2026 via SWNS)

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