An expansive analysis of the DNA from ancient remains has revealed cases of Down syndrome from the past — and potentially an archaeological first. The new study, published in the journal Nature ...

The team identified six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edwards syndrome in human populations that were living in Spain, Bulgaria, Finland, and Greece from as long ago as 4,500 years before ...

Remains of individual “CRU001”, who the researchers discovered had Down syndrome. The remains were found at a site in Spain dating to the Iron Age. Photograph from the Government of Navarre and J.L.

Researchers analyzed the remains of infants buried across Europe and found six cases of Down syndrome and one case of Edwards syndrome, according to the study. The Government of Navarre and J.L.