The Lagar Velho child's skeleton also has a sloping chin region, evidence of well-developed arm musculature, and relatively short lower legs, features characteristic of Neanderthals.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by the original PNAS paper describing the Lagar Velho child skeleton (Duarte et al. 1999), which documents these Neanderthal-associated traits alongside Cro-Magnon features, interpreted as evidence of admixture. Additional corroboration from secondary sources. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Lagar Velho | Prehistoric, Megalithic, Dolmen | Britannica (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://donsmaps.com/lagar.html (corroboration)
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.96.13.7604 (corroboration)
- https://answersingenesis.org/human-evolution/neanderthal/lagar-velho-1-child-skeleton/ (corroboration)