Scientists have long puzzled over the Lapedo child’s curious blend of human and Neanderthal traits. The skeleton had mostly ...

It thus represents an essential tool for exploring interactions between human species and reconstructing our evolutionary history. Discovered in 1998, the skeleton of the Lapedo child, a hybrid ...

The angle at which the child's spine ... Because her skeleton was so complete, Lucy gave us an unprecedented picture of her kind. In 1974, Lucy showed that human ancestors were up and walking ...