Fossil of Neanderthal child with Down’s syndrome hints at early humans’ compassion
Skull anatomy shows the boy or girl would have been severely disabled, yet survived until the age of six
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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