#RobertoSaez on the #Skhul 1 child (3-5 yrs old girl), c.140 Ka, considered as a hybrid of #Hsapiens and #Neanderthals.
#fosdils #palaeoanthropology #MiddleEast
https://nutcrackerman.com/2025/07/23/skhul-1-un-craneo-infantil-con-indicios-de-hibridacion/
A child's skull, dating 140 Kya from #Skhul Cave, may show both #Homosapiens and #Neanderthal traits. But Chris Stringer not convinced and views fossils as primarily Hs
A new analysis of the neurocranium and mandible of the Skhūl I child: Taxonomic conclusions and cultural implications - ScienceDirect https://share.google/Y5g7uEFpJe3cYi9sx
A child buried in the world's oldest human cemetery had both modern human (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthal characteristics, suggesting she was a hybrid, according to a new study. However, not everyone is convinced the study's findings are definitive.
Pretty exciting record of #ochre (red/orange) close to #burials of #Levant #MiddlePalaeolithic at #Tinshemet
These are human populations contemporary to #Skhul and #Qafzeh and we need more on the #fossils -- any H s/Nean admixing, cultural and genetic?
The Middle Palaeolithic of southwest Asia witnessed interactions and knowledge sharing between archaic and modern humans ~130,000–80,000 years ago. These interactions led to increased behavioural complexity and consolidation of a uniform behavioural set across Homo groups in the region.
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