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 ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the Lapedo child’s curious blend of human and Neanderthal traits. The skeleton had mostly ...

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

The child’s remains were discovered 27 years ago in a rock shelter called Lagar Velho in central Portugal. The nearly complete skeleton was stained red, and scientists think it may have been ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child's ...

Scientists used fragments of the child's right forearm bone to date the skeletal remains. Cidália Duarte In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo ...

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