US EditionAncient skull may have been half human, half Neanderthal child
SKUHL CAVE, JUL 7 – Researchers found mixed anatomical features in a child skull suggesting possible interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, challenging previous assumptions about Skuhl Cave finds.
- A 140,000-year-old skull of a young girl found in Skhul Cave, Israel, is believed to be a hybrid of Homo sapiens and Neanderthal species.
- The classification of the skull has sparked debate for close to a century due to its unusual traits and the absence of DNA evidence, with experts emphasizing that genetic testing is necessary for a conclusive identification.
- Analysis shows the skull's neurocranium matches Homo sapiens, while the mandible and certain skull features indicate Neanderthal ancestry, suggesting viable interbreeding occurred.
- Anne Dambricourt Malassé acknowledged that she previously believed hybridization of this kind was unlikely to succeed, while John Hawks described the study as a pioneering effort in providing a scientific framework for analyzing the skull.
- This finding challenges assumptions about Skuhl Cave as a Homo sapiens burial site and implies that different hominin groups coexisted, interbred, and possibly shared cultural practices 140,000 years ago.
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The Irish SunEerie 'hybrid' skull belonged to 'half human, half neanderthal girl'
A SKULL unearthed nearly a century ago is now believed to have belonged to a ‘half human, half neanderthal girl’, according to a new study. The girl, who experts say was just three-years-old at the time, died roughly 140,000 years ago, towards the end of the Middle Pleistocene era. Tel Aviv UniversityThe girl’s full skeleton is largely complete, with the left side better preserved[/caption] Tel Aviv UniversityNew analysis involving CT scanning s…
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