Posted on 03/13/2025 8:32:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
...Dubbed the "Lapedo Child" after its discovery in the Lapedo Valley in central Portugal in 1998, the skeleton of the child, who was likely no more than five years old at the time of death, has fascinated scientists due to its combination of features from these two distinct human lineages...
When scientists first studied the skeleton of the Lapedo Child, they noted the unusual combination of physical characteristics that seemed to indicate the child could be the offspring of one Neanderthal parent and one anatomically modern human parent.
According to the researchers who performed the initial analysis, the temporal bone, mandible, teeth, and pubic bone showed distinctive traits of modern humans. Conversely, they noted that the overall body proportions, femorotibial lengths, and other components "align the skeleton with Neanderthals."
Archaeologists have long suspected that modern humans leaving Africa and Neanderthals who had been in Europe for over 200,000 years bred with one another. Thanks to advances in DNA analysis, in recent years scientists have been able to offer genetic evidence that confirms this hypothesis.
Several studies have confirmed the interaction between these two branches of humanity as recently as 45,000 years ago. Some scientists have even found evidence that Neanderthals were using advanced techniques and tools rivaling the complexity of those made and used by humans...
The study "Direct hydroxyproline radiocarbon dating of the Lapedo child (Abrigo do Lagar Velho, Leiria, Portugal)" was published in Science Advances.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedebrief.org ...
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