How long did Neanderthals exist?

Like other humans, Neanderthals originated in Africa but migrated to Eurasia long before other humans did. Neanderthals lived ... The answer remains ambiguous, with scholarly opinions ranging from belief that they definitely interbred to belief that the two groups didn't exist on Earth at the same time. read more

Given that the 2014 study by Thomas Higham of Neanderthal bones and tools indicates that Neanderthals died out in Europe between 41,000 and 39,000 years ago, the two different human populations shared Europe for as long as 5,000 years. read more

Their definition of Neanderthal is based on “classic Neanderthals,” which are generally Western European and fairly recent. Those traits can be confidently traced back to 243,000 years ago, which marks the end of Marine Isotope Stage 8 (MIS 8). read more

Like other humans, Neanderthals originated in Africa but migrated to Eurasia long before other humans did. Neanderthals lived across Eurasia, as far north and west as the Britain, through part of the Middle East, to Uzbekistan. read more