The morphology of the child's skeleton from Abrigo do Lagar Velho in Portugal has been cited as support for the Complete Replacement Model.

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The morphology of the child's skeleton from Abrigo do  Lagar Velho in Portugal has been cited as support for the Complete Replacement Model.

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The child's skeleton from Abrigo do Lagar Velho, often referred to as the Lapedo child, exhibits a mix of Neanderthal and modern human anatomical features, which has been interpreted as evidence of interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans, challenging the Complete Replacement Model that suggests modern humans completely replaced Neanderthals without interbreeding.

The Morphology of the Child's Skeleton from Abrigo Do Lagar