ScienceUpper Paleolithic (~24,500 years ago)Portugal (Lagar Velho, Lapedo Valley)high confidence

The Lagar Velho child's skeleton has a rounded braincase, small front teeth, a narrow torso, and forearm and hand features similar to those of modern humans.

Notes on verification

Confirmed by peer-reviewed PNAS publication (Duarte et al. 1999) describing the skeleton's anatomical features, corroborated by additional secondary sources. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]

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