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🦴 Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down's syndrome found! 🧠
Skull anatomy shows the child, named "Tina", would have been severely disabled, yet survived until age 6 with compassionate care from the group.
This is the earliest evidence of Down syndrome and challenges stereotypes about Neanderthals, revealing their capacity for empathy 💓 .#Neanderthal #DownSyndrome #Compassion #FossilEvidence #AncientHumans #MedicalHistory #Archaeology
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🦴 Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down's syndrome found! 🧠
Skull anatomy shows the child, named "Tina", would have been severely disabled, yet survived until age 6 with compassionate care from the group.
This is the earliest evidence of Down syndrome and challenges stereotypes about Neanderthals, revealing their capacity for empathy 💓 .#Neanderthal #DownSyndrome #Compassion #FossilEvidence #AncientHumans #MedicalHistory #Archaeology