when were neanderthals around

Neanderthals were around roughly from about 400,000 years ago until about 40,000–24,000 years ago, depending on the region.

Quick Scoop: Timeline

• Neanderthal ancestors appear in Europe by about 400,000 years ago.

• Clearly recognizable Neanderthals are widespread in Eurasia by at least 200,000 years ago.

• They survive through the ice age cycles of the Pleistocene, overlapping with early modern humans in Europe and Western Asia.

• Most evidence suggests they disappear from most of their range around 40,000 years ago, with a few late survival pockets possibly lasting to between 30,000 and 24,000 years ago.

So if you imagine a human history “day,” Neanderthals were long-term residents: they thrived for hundreds of thousands of years before finally vanishing in the last part of the Ice Age.

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