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

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

The new date for the child is consistent with original estimates for the age of the burial, but it has changed our ...

Discovered in Portugal in 1998, the individual dubbed the “Lapedo Child” has long perplexed scientists, thanks to a curious ...

Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed ...

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

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The remains of the Lapedo ...

(photo credit: João Zilhão and Cidália Duarte) Radiocarbon dating using a new method has provided the most accurate age assessment yet for the Lapedo Child, a prehistoric skeleton exhibiting ...

Decades after its initial discovery, the skeleton of a prehistoric child who possessed both human and Neanderthal attributes has now been directly dated. Archaeologists have confirmed that the ...

So, when and for how long did these two species interact? The dating of the "Lapedo Child," an important clue holding the answer, has been revealed with cutting-edge technology. An international ...

The remains of the child, as they were discovered in 1998. Credit: João Zilhão / Cidália Duarte An international team of researchers has successfully directly dated the remains of the so-called Lapedo ...

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