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

The nearly complete skeleton of the ‘Lapedo child' was discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter ... the skeleton by measuring part of a protein that's found primarily in human bones. Examining part ...

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

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it ... part of a protein that’s found primarily in human bones. Examining part of a crushed arm, they revealed ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when ... part of a protein that's found primarily in human bones. Examining part of a crushed arm, they ...

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and ...

Decades after its initial discovery, the skeleton of a prehistoric child who possessed both human and Neanderthal attributes has now been directly dated. Archaeologists have confirmed that the ...

The skeleton of a child that looked a little bit Neanderthal, a little bit modern human, was unearthed at the Abrigo do Lagar Velho site, thus confirming that our ancient ancestors had interbred ...

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 ...

The nearly complete skeleton of the ‘Lapedo child' was discovered 27 years ago ... part of a protein that's found primarily in human bones. open image in gallery Forearm bone fragments belonging ...