Neanderthal

Neanderthals or Neandertals UK /niˈændərˌtɑːl/, us also /n/-, -/ˈɑːndər/-, -/ˌtɔːl/, -/ˌθɔːl/) (named after the Neandertal area in Germany) were a species or subspecies of human in the genus Homo which became extinct around 40,000 years ago. They were closely related to modern humans, having DNA over 99.5% the same. Remains left by Neanderthals include bone and stone tools, which are found in Eurasia, from Western Europe to Central and Northern Asia and the Middle East. Neanderthals are generally classified by paleontologists as the species Homo neanderthalensis, or alternatively a subspecies of Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis).

Several cultural assemblages have been linked to the Neanderthals in Europe. The earliest, the Mousterian stone tool culture, dates to about 300,000 years ago. Late Mousterian artifacts were found in Gorham's Cave on the south-facing coast of Gibraltar.

Neanderthals were large compared to Homo sapiens because they inhabited higher latitudes, in conformance with Bergmann's rule, and their larger stature explains their larger brain size because brain size generally increases with body size. With an average cranial capacity of 1600 cm3, the cranial capacity of Neanderthals is notably larger than the 1400 cm3 average for modern humans, indicating that their brain size was larger. Males stood 164–168 cm (65–66 in) and females 152–156 cm (60–61 in) tall.

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The collapse of 23andMe spells trouble for a part-neanderthal like me

The Spectator 27 Mar 2025
the tests revealed that we were 12 per cent Neanderthal, distantly related to Genghis Khan’s less-heralded cousin, Mungo, and possibly allergic to liquorice.
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Neanderthal Faces Were Bigger Than Ours. Turns Out We’re the Weirdos

Gizmodo 27 Mar 2025
By comparing modern human, Neanderthal, and chimpanzee skulls, researchers have uncovered a unique trait having to do with our faces ....
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Why humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals

Phys Dot Org 26 Mar 2025
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Why humans have a smaller face than Neanderthals (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV)

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Neanderthal loses it at Walmart.

Bitchute 25 Mar 2025
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Absent our Neanderthal Ohio Legislature, we’d have the solar energy to power Cleveland, Cincinnati and ...

Cleveland 17 Mar 2025
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Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves … – Live Science

Virtual Jerusalem 14 Mar 2025
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Traces of Neanderthal habitation discovered in Qamari Cave in Iran

Sott 13 Mar 2025
Khorram Abad - Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of Neanderthal habitation dating back 40,000 to 80,000 ...
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New dig prompts rethink of how Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens got on

Virtual Jerusalem 13 Mar 2025
[[{“value”.” Within the limestone chambers of Tinshemet Cave, ...
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Neanderthal DNA May Be The Reason Some East Asian People Can Tolerate Lactose

IFL Science 13 Mar 2025
The gene that enables East Asian adults to drink milk without getting side effects like stomach cramps was probably inherited from Neanderthals, thousands of years before humans started consuming dairy, according to a new study.
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Traces of Neanderthal habitation discovered in Qamari Cave in Iran's Khorramabad

Urdu Point 12 Mar 2025
<p>Khorram Abad, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Mar, 2025) Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of Neanderthal habitation dating back 40,000 to 80,000 years in Qamari Cave, ...
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Ancient burials reveal co-existence of Neanderthals, modern humans: study

Xinhua 11 Mar 2025
The discovery, published in Nature Human Behaviour, pointed to co-existence between Neanderthals, archaic humans, and modern Homo sapiens ... Ancient burials reveal co-existence of Neanderthals, modern humans.
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Burial bonds: 110,000-year-old human-Neanderthal grave shows shared rituals

Interesting Engineering 11 Mar 2025
Homo sapiens and Neanderthals not only interacted but shared customs, suggesting that our human ancestors had a far more complex social network of connections than previously understood ... Neanderthals.
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World’s Oldest Human Burials Show Neanderthals And Homo Sapiens Shared Culture And Technology

IFL Science 11 Mar 2025
The Tabun skeletons, meanwhile, represent a Neanderthal or pre-Neanderthal population, while the newly discovered Tinshemet individuals have been tentatively characterized as Homo sapiens-ish pending further analysis.
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