Neanderthal, Lapedo Child

Mysterious Skeleton of Child With Human and Neanderthal Traits Has Finally Been Dated by Archaeologists
Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious mix of features
Researchers precisely date Lapedo child, Neanderthal-Human hybrid
The new date for the child is consistent with original estimates for the age of the burial, but it has changed our interpretation of the burial events themselves,' said lead author Bethan Linscott.
The Age of a Human-Neanderthal Child's Burial Has Just Been Resolved
Learn about the Lapedo child, an ancient human with Neanderthal features who was buried at a rock shelter in Portugal between 27,780 years and 28,550 years ago.
Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals
NEW YORK (AP) — 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.
World’s Oldest Human Burials Show Neanderthals And Homo Sapiens Shared Culture And Technology
Around 100,000 years ago, a group of Homo sapiens-like humans buried five of their dead at Timshenet cave, along with grave goods consisting of animal remains and chunks of red ochre. At the same time,
A Mysterious Child With Human And Neanderthal Traits Found In Portugal Was Buried 28,000 Years Ago
New research has found that the skeleton of a child with both Neanderthal and modern human traits has been dated […]
Burial bonds: 110,000-year-old human-Neanderthal grave shows shared rituals
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals not only interacted but shared customs, suggesting that our human ancestors had a far more complex social network of connections than previously understood. Hailed as a groundbreaking discovery in prehistoric archaeology,
Age of Famous Neanderthal Hybrid Child Pinpointed With Breakthrough Method
The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...
Scientists Found a Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Who Lived Long After His People Went Extinct
Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed Lapedo Child remains shows that remains of a child with both human and ...
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Breakthrough Radiocarbon Analysis Sheds Light on Mysterious Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Remains
Scientists have successfully dated the remains of the Lapedo Child, which possesses a "mosaic" of Human and Neanderthal ...
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28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human 'Lapedo child' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinct
The child's skeleton was discovered in 1998 in the Lagar Velho rock-shelter in the Lapedo Valley of central Portugal. When paleoanthropologists removed the bones from the dirt, they immediately ...
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New Dating Confirms That the Lapedo Child, a Hybrid of Modern Human and Neanderthal, Lived Thousands of Years After Their Extinction
An international team of researchers has successfully directly dated the remains of the so-called Lapedo Child, an infant ...
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Scientists pinpoint age of suspected human-Neanderthal hybrid child
Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most provocative prehistoric human skeletons ever discovered. But the results ...
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Breakthrough after skeleton of ancient Neanderthal-and-human child found
The nearly complete skeleton of the ‘Lapedo child' was discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter called Lagar Velho in central Portugal. It was stained red, and scientists think it may have been ...