It is believed that the first humans with Neanderthal traits existed in Eurasia around 350,000-600,000 years ago. The first “true” Neanderthals were believed to have existed 200,000-250,000 years ago. Neanderthals lived during the Ice Age. They found shelter from the weather in Eurasia’s plentiful limestone caves, where many of their fossils have been found. This is where to term “cave man” originates. Neanderthals were thought to have originated in Africa and then migrated to Eurasia. They lived across Eurasia, as far north and west as Britain, through part of the middle east, to Uzbekistan.
Neanderthals are our closest extinct human relatives. There is some debate of whether Neanderthals are considered Homo Neanderthalensis or a subspecies
Neanderthals are our closest extinct human relatives. There is some debate of whether Neanderthals are considered Homo Neanderthalensis or a subspecies