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Neanderthal child with Down syndrome may be the earliest known case

A tiny skull fragment from Cova Negra in Valencia, Spain was identified as part of a Neanderthal child around six years old and showed multiple inner-ear malformations consistent with Down syndrome.
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Bones reveal Neanderthal child was eaten by a giant bird

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Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

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Humans and Neanderthals interbred 100,000 years earlier than previously thought

On the slopes of Mount Carmel in northern Israel, a small skull has changed the story of human history. Buried in Skhul Cave roughly 140,000 years ago, the remains of a five-year-old child show that ...
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Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

TEL AVIV, Israel — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a ...