In 1998, archaeologists discovered the buried skeleton of a four-year-old child dating to approximately 25,000 years ago at Lagar Velho near Leiria, Portugal.
Sources
- Lagar Velho | Prehistoric, Megalithic, Dolmen | Britannica (britannica.com)
- https://donsmaps.com/lagar.html (donsmaps.com)
- https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-44600-0_217-1 (link.springer.com)
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