In 1998, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a child in Portugal’s Lapedo Valley. When the team took a closer ...

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered some evidence of Neanderthal habitation during their recent survey conducted in ...

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

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Advanced radiocarbon dating has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the “Lapedo Child,” one of the most ...

Learn about the Lapedo child, an ancient human with Neanderthal features who was buried at a rock shelter in Portugal between ...

Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the ...

Neanderthal fossils show a major population drop 110,000 years ago. Researchers link this to reduced genetic diversity.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered ...

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered to between 27,700 and ...