The Lagar Velho child's skeleton also has a sloping chin region, evidence of well-developed arm musculature, and relatively short lower legs—features characteristic of Neanderthals.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by peer-reviewed PNAS publication (Duarte et al. 1999) and corroborated by multiple archaeological summaries; details on morphology consistent across sources.
Sources
- Lagar Velho | Prehistoric, Megalithic, Dolmen | Britannica (britannica.com)
- https://donsmaps.com/lagar.html (donsmaps.com)
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.96.13.7604 (pnas.org)
- https://answersingenesis.org/human-evolution/neanderthal/lagar-velho-1-child-skeleton/ (answersingenesis.org)
- https://archive.archaeology.org/0007/abstracts/neandertals.html (archive.archaeology.org)