A #Neanderthal child with #DownSyndrome survived until at least the age of six, according to a new study whose findings hint at compassionate #caregiving among the extinct, archaic #HumanSpecies.

Fossil of #NeanderthalChild with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ #compassion
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/26/fossil-of-neanderthal-child-with-downs-syndrome-hints-at-early-humans-compassion