US EditionBones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought
The fossilized child exhibits mixed traits from both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, providing the earliest known evidence of interbreeding between these groups, researchers said.
- Researchers found that modern humans and Neanderthals interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, based on CT scans and 3D mapping of a child's bones.
- The child, buried in a cave in Israel about 140,000 years ago, indicates a relationship between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals during that period.
- Lead researcher Israel Hershkovitz stated that both groups lived side by side without evidence of hostilities, challenging earlier perceptions of Homo sapiens.
- Pascal Gagneux noted that while DNA proof of hybridization is lacking, details from the study support the hypothesis of interbreeding between these groups.
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140,000 years ago, Neanderthals meet Homo sapiens - and not only that: they bear children together. A child skeleton discovered in Israel now provides the oldest known proof of this.
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Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought
Modern humans and Neanderthals may have interacted 100,000 years earlier than previously thought. That's according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a child they believe was the result of interbreeding between the two distinct groups.
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An international team analyzed the bones found in the Skhūl Cave on Mount Carmelo, Israel. Scientists estimate that hybridization between Homo sapiens and Neanderthal would have occurred long before genetic testing suggested
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