Neanderthal - Wikipedia Neanderthals ( niˈændərˌtɑːl, neɪ -, - ˌθɑːl nee-AN-də (r)-TAHL, nay-, -THAHL; [8] Homo neanderthalensis or sometimes H sapiens neanderthalensis) are an extinct group of archaic humans who inhabited Europe and Western and Central Asia during the Middle to Late Pleistocene
Neanderthal | Characteristics, DNA, Facts | Britannica Neanderthal, one of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000 years ago in the Pleistocene Epoch and were replaced or assimilated by early modern human populations (Homo sapiens) 35,000 to perhaps 24,000 years ago
Homo neanderthalensis - The Smithsonians Human Origins Program Neanderthals (the ‘th’ pronounced as ‘t’) are our closest extinct human relative Some defining features of their skulls include the large middle part of the face, angled cheek bones, and a huge nose for humidifying and warming cold, dry air Their bodies were shorter and stockier than ours, another adaptation to living in cold environments
Neanderthal - World History Encyclopedia Neanderthals are an extinct group of fossil humans that appeared in Western Eurasia in the mid-Middle Pleistocene and shared the stage with the first modern humans arriving in Europe from around 45,000 years ago, before disappearing from the fossil record around 40,000 years ago
Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct? Now known as Neanderthals—so named by geologist William King— Homo neanderthalensis are humans’ closest known relatives Here’s what to know about our human ancestors, including how they lived and
Who were the Neanderthals? - Natural History Museum Neanderthals were humans like us, but they were a distinct species called Homo neanderthalensis Together with an Asian people known as Denisovans, Neanderthals are our closest ancient human relatives Scientific evidence suggests our two species shared a common ancestor
Neanderthal – The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s . . . That being said, some pockets of Neanderthal civilization may have stuck around for a while, most significantly of all in Gibraltar Proponents of this idea believe that Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar was the last bastion of Neanderthal society and that our hominid cousins managed to survive there until 28,000 years ago before finally going extinct
Neanderthals - HISTORY There, the Neanderthal ancestor evolved into Homo neanderthalensis some 400,000 to 500,000 years ago The human ancestor remained in Africa, evolving into our own species—Homo sapiens The two