Fossilized Bone of Neanderthal With 'Down Syndrome' Challenges Ideas of Prehistoric Care

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In a new study, a research team from Spain says the fact the child survived to at least age six – despite severe hearing loss and balance issues – demonstrates the complexity of social care among our closest evolutionary relatives, theThe child's survival relied on more support than a mother could give, suggesting assistance from a wider group in challenge of ideas that prehistoric caregiving only extendedNeanderthals have long been known to care for the sick and injured in their...

"The only syndrome that is compatible with the entire set of malformations present in CN-46700 is Down syndrome," University of Alcala

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