The remains of the Lapedo Child, found in Portugal in 1998, showed signs of being both Neanderthal and human, as later confirmed by DNA. New techniques in radiocarbon dating allowed scientists to ...

“Given the origin of this haplotype from Neanderthals and the old age for ... LCT region in Europeans may not be associated ...

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. AP When the humanlike child ...

The least-complex language comprehension phenotype involves only the comprehension of commands, he said. "So Neanderthals ...

When the team took a closer look at the ochre-stained bones, they were surprised to find that the “Lapedo child” had a mix of both Neanderthal and human features. Using radiocarbon dating ...

Modern humans have uniquely small and flat faces, especially compared with our Neanderthal cousins' notoriously robust faces and large noses, but the reason for this difference has eluded ...

Further analysis revealed that the prehistoric “Lapedo Child” displayed a unique blend of physical characteristics that would soon make them famous: a mixture of both human and Neanderthal fea ...

A study published in Nature Communications describes evolutionary changes in Neanderthal morphology through the analysis of their inner ear structures, known as the bony labyrinth. The research ...

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NEW YORK — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child’s ...

Researchers precisely date Neanderthal-Human hybrid using advanced radiocarbon analysis. (photo credit: João Zilhão and Cidália Duarte) Radiocarbon dating using a new method has provided the ...