Learn about the Lapedo child, an ancient human with Neanderthal features who was buried at a rock shelter in Portugal between ...

Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious ...

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A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...

Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

The new approach to radiocarbon dating could soon be applied to other Paleolithic human sites, improving our understanding of ...

Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most ...

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries ...

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 ...

A newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ...

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.