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Fossil of Down Syndrome Child Hints at Neanderthal Compassion

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Reuters

13:52 JST, July 5, 2024

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.

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