Researchers analyzed the 17,000-year-old remains of an Ice Age infant found in a southern Italian cave, uncovering details about his life, ancestry, and cause of death.

The child likely had dark skin, blue eyes, and curly hair, and his genome links him to the Villabruna cluster, an ancient post-Ice Age population.

He died from a genetic heart condition and showed signs of malnutrition and stress, likely linked to his mother’s difficult pregnancy.

This well-preserved skeleton offers rare insights into human life and health during the Last Glacial Maximum.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, that's why I wrote "relatives".

But if he was a monozygotic twin, he could have genetic descendants from his brother.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, it was in the quote. ;-) Not your reaction to it.

The infant also appears to be an ancestor of…