For the first time, scientists have found a Neanderthal fossil that appears to have come from an individual with Down Syndrome. This find may provide us with important information about how Neanderthals cared for each other! This is a summary of a recent scientific paper "The child who lived: Down syndrome among Neanderthals?".

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Sources:

Tilley, L. (2015). Setting the Scene for a Bioarchaeology of Care. In: Theory and Practice in the Bioarchaeology of Care. Bioarchaeology and Social Theory. Springer, Cham.

Mercedes Conde-Valverde et al. (2024). The child who lived: Down syndrome among Neanderthals? Sci. Adv.10, eadn9310.

Spikins, Penny et al. (2019). “Living to fight another day: The ecological and evolutionary significance of Neanderthal healthcare.” Quaternary Science Reviews, 217, 98-118.

J.L. Arsuaga, et al. (2007). New Neandertal remains from Cova Negra (Valencia, Spain). Journal of Human Evolution, Volume 52, Issue 1, Pages 31-58.

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Dmanisi cranium D 3444 + lower jaw D 3900 (= Skull 4, Replika), Gerbil, [ Ссылка ], [ Ссылка ]

Cova Negra, JLPorti, [ Ссылка ]_(X%C3%A0tiva).jpg, [ Ссылка ]

Parietal derecho del Individuo 1 y parietal derecho y fémur distal del Individuo 2. Restos de Homo neanderthalensis de la Cova Negra de Xátiva.Fondos del Museo de Prehistoria de Valencia, Comunidad valenciana, España., Falconaumanni, [ Ссылка ], [ Ссылка ]

Vista de l'entrada de la Cova Negra (Xàtiva) amb dos obrers en un lateral de la imatge. 1928 [Arxiu Negatius - 3030], Museo de Prehistoria de Valencia, [ Ссылка ].jpg, [ Ссылка ]

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