November
04
/ 2020
A new study proves that just like modern humans, Neanderthal babies were also weaned at six months old. This fascinating new discovery comes after a team of researchers studied three Neanderthal milk teeth, and it determines that Neanderthal babies were weaned off breast milk at between 5 and 6 months of age. And what this finding effectively achieves is to further expand the quickly swelling database of evidence establishing just how similar modern humans are to our now extinct cousins. Discovering the Neanderthal Babies’ Wean Cycle Today, when a mother starts weaning her child has become a personal decision, but changes in breast-feeding patterns begin naturally at age 6 months and this is when solid foods are typically introduced. It
