Discovered in 1998, the skeleton of the Lapedo child, a hybrid between modern humans and Neanderthals, has long intrigued scientists. Thanks to an innovative dating method, its age has finally ...

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

The remains of a human skeleton have been discovered in the garden of a bungalow while the homeowner tried to landscape his garden. The grim discovery was made by a man giving his backyard a ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the Lapedo child’s curious blend of human and Neanderthal traits. The skeleton had mostly human-like features, but it also had the body proportions, jawbone and ...