Mysterious Human Lineage Unearthed in Neanderthal Cave: 45,000-Year-Old Baby

A 45,000-year-old infant hip bone found in the Grotte du Renne cave in France suggests the existence of an unknown early lineage of Homo sapiens. The discovery challenges the prevailing belief that only Neanderthal remains were found in the cave during the transition period when modern humans replaced Neanderthals. The findings also suggest that the Châtelperronian techno-cultural complex, associated with the cave, may have resulted from cultural diffusion or acculturation processes between Neanderthals and modern humans.