Neanderthal - Wikipedia
WEBNeanderthals ( / niˈændərˌtɑːl, neɪ -, - ˌθɑːl / nee-AN-də (r)-TAHL, nay-, -THAHL; [7] Homo neanderthalensis or H. sapiens neanderthalensis) are an extinct group of archaic humans (generally regarded as a distinct species, though some regard it as a subspecies of Homo sapiens) who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.
Neanderthal | Characteristics, DNA, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 19, 2024 · 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.
Here’s What We Know About Neanderthals So Far - Smithsonian …
WEBDec 6, 2023 · Here’s What We Know About Neanderthals So Far. Today, thanks to new artifacts and technologies, findings about our closest relatives are coming thick and fast. Neanderthals have held our ...
Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?
WEBMar 6, 2023 · 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...
Neanderthals - HISTORY
WEBOct 17, 2017 · Joe McNally/Getty Images. Neanderthals are an extinct species of hominids that were the closest relatives to modern human beings. They lived throughout Europe and parts of Asia from about 400,000...
Who were the Neanderthals? | Natural History Museum
WEBThe Neanderthals have a long evolutionary history. The earliest known examples of Neanderthal-like fossils are around 430,000 years old. The best-known Neanderthals lived between about 130,000 and 40,000 years ago, after which all …
Homo neanderthalensis - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
WEBJan 3, 2024 · This is the largest and most complete Neanderthal skull ever found. It was discovered in 1909, along with several other Neanderthal fossils, in the rock shelter of La Ferrassie in southwestern France. Neanderthals used this shelter thousands of years before the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe.
Neanderthal - World History Encyclopedia
WEBOct 21, 2016 · Neanderthal s 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.
What Do We Really Know About Neanderthals? | Science - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBWhat Do We Really Know About Neanderthals? Revolutionary discoveries in archaeology show that the species long maligned as knuckle-dragging brutes deserve a new place in the human story. The...
Neanderthal summary | Britannica
WEBNeanderthal , Species of the human genus ( Homo) that inhabited much of Europe, the Mediterranean lands, and Central Asia c. 200,000–24,000 years ago. The name derives from the discovery in 1856 of remains in a cave above Germany’s Neander Valley.
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