Sentences with phrase «neandertals weaned their children»
The researchers caution that it's impossible to draw broad conclusions about Neandertal life histories from this one sample, such as whether Neandertals weaned their children earlier or later than modern humans who lived at the same time, or whether Neandertal children grew up faster, as some earlier studies have suggested — questions that could heavily bear on why Neandertals could not keep up with modern humans in the survival sweepstakes.
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Barium levels in the teeth of this Neandertal child suggest that it was partly weaned at 227 days after birth and entirely weaned at 435 days.