Hahnöfersand Skull Reclassified as Modern Human, Not Neanderthal Hybrid
A skull previously thought to be a rare Neanderthal-human hybrid has been reclassified as fully consistent with modern human anatomy. The 7,500-year-old Hahnöfersand skull from Germany, once considered a missing link in human evolution, has been re-evaluated using advanced morphometric techniques. This new analysis, published in Scientific Reports, shows that the skull aligns with modern human variation, challenging previous assumptions about interbreeding between Neanderthals and early modern humans. The skull, initially believed to be much older, has been dated to the Mesolithic period, a time when only modern humans inhabited Europe. 
