In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley. When the team took a closer look at the ochre-stained bones, they were surprised to find that the “Lapedo child” had a mix of both Neanderthal and human features.

New research has found that the skeleton of a child with both Neanderthal and modern human traits has been dated […]

Homo sapiens and Neanderthals not only interacted but shared customs, suggesting that our human ancestors had a far more complex social network of connections than previously understood. Hailed as a groundbreaking discovery in prehistoric archaeology,

Learn about the Lapedo child, an ancient human with Neanderthal features who was buried at a rock shelter in Portugal between 27,780 years and 28,550 years ago.