Neanderthal skull from Tabun Cave, Israel, at the Israel Museum. Pre- and early Neanderthals, living before the Last Interglacial (130–115,000 years ago), are poorly known and come mostly from Western European sites.

Jan 23, 2025 · 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.

Jan 3, 2024 · 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.

Oct 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.

May 17, 2024 · Neanderthals were modern humans' closest relatives, and the two types of humans lived in many of the same habitats and interbred multiple times before our cousins died out around 40,000 years...

What is a Neanderthal? Are Neanderthals human? Find out facts about the species Homo neanderthalensis, including when these ancient people lived and what they looked like.

Dec 6, 2023 · Neanderthals are Homo sapiens ’s closest-known relative, and today we know we rubbed shoulders with them for thousands of years, up until the very end of their long reign some 40,000 years ago.

Oct 17, 2017 · 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 until about...

Mar 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...

Jul 11, 2024 · Neanderthals arose as a distinct population between 400,000 and 350,000 years ago and went extinct around 40,000 years ago, though exactly why isn't clear. Neanderthals were closely related to...