Neanderthal - Wikipedia
Neanderthals are named after the Neander Valley in which the first identified specimen was found. The valley was spelled Neanderthal and the species was spelled Neanderthaler in German until the spelling reform of 1901.
Neandertal (valley) - Wikipedia
The Neandertal (/ niˈændərˌtɑːl /, also US: /- ˌtɔːl /, German: [neˈʔandɐtʰaːl]; sometimes called "the Neander Valley" in English) is a small valley of the river Düssel in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located about 12 km (7.5 mi) east …
Neanderthal | Characteristics, DNA, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月28日 · Neanderthal, (Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis), member of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000 years ago during the Pleistocene Epoch (about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) and were replaced or assimilated by early modern human populations (Homo sapiens) …
Homo neanderthalensis - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
2024年1月3日 · Neanderthals made and used a diverse set of sophisticated tools, controlled fire, lived in shelters, made and wore clothing, were skilled hunters of large animals and also ate plant foods, and occasionally made symbolic or ornamental objects.
Neanderthals - HISTORY
2017年10月17日 · 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 40,000...
Who were the Neanderthals—and why did they go extinct?
2023年3月6日 · 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 evolved in Europe and Asia while modern humans - our species, Homo sapiens - were evolving in Africa. Judging from fossil evidence from Sima de los Huesos in northern Spain and Swanscombe in Kent, the Neanderthal lineage was already well-established in Europe by 400,000 years ago.
Neanderthal - World History Encyclopedia
2016年10月21日 · 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.
Neanderthals: Our extinct human relatives | Live Science
2024年7月11日 · Neanderthals are an extinct group of humans that emerged around 400,000 years ago and died off around 40,000 years ago. They are our closest known relatives and interbred with Homo sapiens. When...
Feldhofer | The Smithsonian Institution's Human Origins Program
Discovered in 1856, this Neanderthal from Germany was the first fossil recognized as an early human. DNA from this individual shows that Neanderthals are very closely related to us but on their own branch of the human family tree.