Neanderthal Fossil Suggests Early Human Compassion

Researchers have discovered a Neanderthal child fossil with evidence of Down syndrome, which suggests that the child lived at least six years old. The fossil was found in the Cova Negra archaeological site in Valencia, Spain, and was excavated in 1989 but only recently recognized as significant. The findings indicate that the child must have been cared for by multiple individuals to survive for so long, providing new insights into how Neanderthals supported one another.