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 ...
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Neanderthal Hybrid Child Was Hiding a Stunning Secret—Until Now
A cutting-edge radiocarbon technique has provided the most precise date yet for the Lapedo Child, a prehistoric skeleton with both Neanderthal and modern human traits. Found in Portugal’s Lapedo ...
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Archaeologists discover an ancient Neanderthal lineage that remained isolated for over 50,000 years
A fossilized Neanderthal discovered in a cave system in the Rhône Valley, France, represents an ancient and previously undescribed lineage that diverged from other currently known Neanderthals ...
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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
Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and ...
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Researchers precisely date Lapedo child, Neanderthal-Human hybrid
In 1998, researchers exploring the Lapedo Valley in central Portugal discovered a rock shelter at the base of a cliff containing the nearly intact, ochre-stained skeleton of an ancient child ...
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Who were the Neanderthals?
Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer has studied Neanderthals his entire career. Here, he tells us what scientists have uncovered about the lifestyle of these early humans, their distinctive ...