Ancient Deformed Children Not Always Killed by Parents

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 00:22 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The discovery of the oldest known infant born with a skull deformity hints that, contrary to popular belief, early humans might not have immediately abandoned or killed their abnormal offspring.

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