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The 17,000-Year-Old Remains of a Child Were a Mystery for 25 Years. Then, Scientists Studied His Teeth.

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Remains of a 17,000-year-old baby were found in a cave in Monopoli , Italy , in 1998 .

Archaeologists have been able to determine what the child looked like, and what ultimately ended his short life.

The child's teeth were intact enough to show “ as many as nine accentuated lines, or markers of physiological hardships” DNA analysis also revealed that the child had likely fatal genetic mutations.

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