At first, Neanderthal 1 was considered to be one of the lower races in accord with historical race concepts. As more fossils were discovered through the early 20th century, Neanderthals were …

Dec 24, 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 …

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.

Jan 3, 2024 · All traces of Neanderthals disappeared by about 40,000 years ago. The most recently dated Neanderthal fossils come from small areas of western Europe and the Near …

Jul 31, 2025 · Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) were not a detour on the road to us—they were a parallel branch, a sister species. Their story begins in Africa, where our last common …

Who Were the Neanderthals? Neanderthals, formally known as Homo neanderthalensis, were a distinct species of archaic humans that emerged approximately 400,000 years ago. They …

Mar 6, 2023 · Neanderthals were our closest known relatives and walked the Earth between at least 400,000 and 40,000 years ago.

Oct 21, 2016 · 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 …

Oct 19, 2023 · Who were the neanderthals? Do humans really share some of their DNA? Learn facts about neanderthal man, the traits and tools of Homo neanderthalensis, and how the …

Dec 23, 2025 · Findings about our extinct relatives, the Neanderthals, continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025.