Neanderthal Infants Grew Faster Than Modern Humans, Israeli Study Shows
TL;DR
Analysis of Amud 7, the most complete Neanderthal infant, shows Neanderthal babies grew much faster than modern humans: dental age (~6 months) underestimates skeletal growth (~13.7 months), meaning rapid early body growth that later evens out with modern trajectories; dating to ~51–56k years ago, the study suggests accelerated early development as an adaptive strategy and notes interbreeding with Homo sapiens.
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