US EditionThe Oldest Known Human Fossil that Blends Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal Species in Both Body and Brain
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The Oldest Known Human Fossil that Blends Homo Sapiens and Neanderthal Species in Both Body and Brain
A recent study published in Journal of Anthropologie (July 2025) has dramatically reshaped our understanding of the encounters between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. The research focuses on the skull of a five-year-old child, known as Skhul I, discovered almost a century ago in the Skhul Cave at Mount Carmel, Israel. Using modern CT imaging, scientists now argue that this fragment represents the earliest known human fossil that so strongly combi…
On a rocky outcrop on Mount Carmel, in present-day Israel, a group of people buried their dead about 140,000 years ago. In 1928, scientists discovered the site that…More...
Research published in the journal l'Anthropologie indicates that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interacted much earlier than previously believed.
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