Lived in Europe and Asia about 200,000 to 28,000 years ago. Homo Neanderthal had angled cheek bones with a protruding jaw, and a heavily built body. Neanderthals stood about 1.6 meters high. Their noses were large and flat for warming cold air and acting as a humidifier. Their brains were as large as ours, but compared to body structure were bigger. Their bodies were short and stocky for keeping in warmth during the Ice Age in which they lived. Evidence shows that Homo Neanderthal controlled fire, lived in shelters and used sophisticated tools (Mousterian Tool Industry). There is also evidence to show that the Neanderthals were the first species of human to bury their dead and mark the grave sites the oldest burial site is approximately 100,000 years old. It is suggested that the Neanderthals made and wore clothing. They also hunted big game and ate plants. The Neanderthals left no genetic legacy to moder humans or Homo Sapien Sapiens and there is no genetic exchange with the Homo Sapiens. The Neanderthals had some form of spoken language. While Homo Neanderthal was realitively advanced the species led a difficult and scarring existence.
information taken from:
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis
http://archaeologyinfo.com/homo-neanderthalensis/
http://www.handprint.com/LS/ANC/hfs9.html
https://www.msu.edu/~heslipst/contents/ANP440/neanderthalensis.htm
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