Lapedo Child's skeleton has answered many questions and led to multiple debates among the scientific community. What happened to Neandertals? What was their disposition? Are they our direct ancestors? The boy was a hybrid, a cross between modern humans and Neandertals. After hundreds of years of interbreeding Neandertal features would have faded and eventually died out. Lapedo’s burial showed an appreciation for beauty. What kind of animal can do something simply for the beauty of it? Neanderthals were not beasts after all; they were compassionate and loved one another. They were people.
Hominins features have changed over time, due to climate changes during the last ice age, and multiple dietary changes. Lapedo Child had robust limbs and