Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion
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A different article indicated that other evidence already exists that Neanderthals cared for the infirm. There are skeletons with advanced arthritis and skeletons with old injuries that have loved long beyond their physical usefulness to the group.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/ancient-bone-could-reveal-how-neanderthals-cared-for-a-child-with-down-syndrome-1.6943167