June 27, 2024 12:56 PM
Fossil of child with Down syndrome hints at Neanderthal compassion
Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years old, with Down syndrome, as shown in a remarkable fossil preserving traits in the inner ear anatomy indicative of this serious genetic condition. This fossil, unearthed at the Cova Negra archeologica...


