The Hahnöfersand frontal bone: (a) and (b) present the bone in its present state and (c)-(f) depict its reconstruction.
| Photo Credit: Sci. Rep. 16, 12696 (2026)
Researchers lately reevaluated a well-known fossil often known as the Hahnöfersand frontal bone. It was first present in Germany in 1973, with scientists courting the bone to 36,000 years in the past.
Scientists’ early descriptions of the bone steered that, going by its sturdy look, the person who had it was a hybrid between a Neanderthal and a contemporary human. However, newer courting strategies lately revealed that the bone is far youthful, originating solely about 7,500 years in the past, from the Mesolithic interval.
Published – April 21, 2026 11:56 am IST
