Neanderthal boy's skull reveals they grew like modern boys

Rare discovery of child's partial skeleton at 49,000-year-old site in Spain suggests extinct ancestors had similar pattern of growth to modern humans

The first analysis of a Neanderthal boy's skull uncovered in Spain suggests that he grew much like a modern boy would, in another sign that our extinct ancestors were similar to us, researchers have said.

The rare discovery of a child's partial skeleton was found among the remains of seven adults and five other youths at the 49,000-year-old archeological site of El Sidron.