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‘Hybrid’ skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

Last updated: July 8, 2025 4:45 am
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The cranium of a girl thought to be the offspring of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens parents

Israel Hershkovitz

A recent analysis of a 140,000-year-old hominin skull from Israel suggests that it may have belonged to a hybrid child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens parents. The discovery, which challenges previous assumptions, sheds new light on early human burials and the potential interactions between different hominin species.

Originally excavated from Skhul Cave on Mount Carmel in 1929, the skull belonged to a 5-year-old girl who was buried in what is considered the earliest known cemetery. The findings from these excavations, which included seven adults, three children, and various bones attributed to 16 hominins, were initially classified as Homo sapiens.

However, the classification of the child’s skull has been a subject of debate for almost a century due to its unique jaw structure. While early research suggested it belonged to a transitional hominin species called Paleoanthropus palestinensisHomo sapiens origin.

Researchers, led by Anne Dambricourt Malassé at the Institute of Human Paleontology in France, conducted a CT scan of the skull and compared it with Neanderthal children’s remains. The analysis revealed distinctive Neanderthal features in the mandible, while the rest of the skull displayed anatomical characteristics consistent with Homo sapiens, indicating a hybrid ancestry.

Although the study provides valuable insights into the origins of the Skhul child skull, definitive confirmation of its hybrid status would require DNA extraction, a feat that has not yet been achieved. According to John Hawks from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the variability in human populations could also explain the skull’s unique features without invoking hybridization.

Interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals has been documented through genetic analyses of ancient and modern genomes, highlighting a history of gene flow between the two species. The Levant region, where the Skhul cave is located, is believed to have been a hotspot for hominin mixing due to its strategic geographic position.

The implications of the new findings extend beyond the hybrid nature of the Skhul child, raising questions about the attribution of early burial practices to specific hominin species. The ritualistic behavior observed in the cemetery may have been influenced by Neanderthals, Homo sapiens, or a combination of both, suggesting complex interactions between different human lineages.

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  • Neanderthals/
  • ancient humans

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