The difference between Neanderthal DNA and human DNA is less than one percent.
"Human beings (that's us) are known as homo sapiens sapiens. DNA testing has shown that the closest relative of human beings is Neanderthal Man (homo sapiens neanderthalus). Neanderthal Man is now extinct. The closest living of human beings now is the chimpanzee. Neanderthal Man was a much closer relative to us than the chimpanzee." =============================Mitochondrial DNA testing shows that Neanderthal WAS NOT a genetic ancestor to modern H.Sapiens - but only similar kind of species . Refer to National Geographic:http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/neanderthal-code-3228/04#tab-evolving-view-4 ============================= I hope I did not give anyone the impression that Neanderthal man was our ancestor. The relationship is more like a cousin. How close a cousin Neanderthal man was to us is a good question, but Neanderthal Man was much closer to us than is the chimpanzee.
"The Neanderthal Man" is a 1953 British film directed by Ewald André Dupont.
No, Iceman is not a Neanderthal. Iceman is the nickname given to the mummy of a Copper Age man found in the Alps, who is genetically similar to present-day Europeans. Neanderthals were a different species of human that lived in Europe and Asia before going extinct around 40,000 years ago.
Neanderthal man was first discovered in the Neander Valley (German: Neanderthal) near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1856, which is where the name "Neanderthal" comes from. Subsequent findings of Neanderthal fossils have been found in various locations in Europe and Asia.
Neanderthals belong to species neanderthalensis.
According to modern science, very similar as it has been found that the modern human that has lived among neanderthal man ie above Africa has traces of neanderthal DNA. While Africans below that area are pure humans.
Wise Man or Neanderthal Man
Mainly because he cruelly wiped out Neanderthal Man. All those Grimm's Fairy Tales about Trolls come from their interaction. They married some Neanderthal women, because we all have 7% Neanderthal blood.
Either because of climate change, or competition from Cro-Magnon man (modern humans).
"Human beings (that's us) are known as homo sapiens sapiens. DNA testing has shown that the closest relative of human beings is Neanderthal Man (homo sapiens neanderthalus). Neanderthal Man is now extinct. The closest living of human beings now is the chimpanzee. Neanderthal Man was a much closer relative to us than the chimpanzee." =============================Mitochondrial DNA testing shows that Neanderthal WAS NOT a genetic ancestor to modern H.Sapiens - but only similar kind of species . Refer to National Geographic:http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/neanderthal-code-3228/04#tab-evolving-view-4 ============================= I hope I did not give anyone the impression that Neanderthal man was our ancestor. The relationship is more like a cousin. How close a cousin Neanderthal man was to us is a good question, but Neanderthal Man was much closer to us than is the chimpanzee.
"The Neanderthal Man" is a 1953 British film directed by Ewald André Dupont.
Either because of climate change, or competition from Cro-Magnon man (modern humans).
No, Iceman is not a Neanderthal. Iceman is the nickname given to the mummy of a Copper Age man found in the Alps, who is genetically similar to present-day Europeans. Neanderthals were a different species of human that lived in Europe and Asia before going extinct around 40,000 years ago.
Either because of climate change, or competition from Cro-Magnon man (modern humans).
Neanderthal man was first discovered in the Neander Valley (German: Neanderthal) near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1856, which is where the name "Neanderthal" comes from. Subsequent findings of Neanderthal fossils have been found in various locations in Europe and Asia.
They died out, either because of climate change, or competition from Cro-Magnon man (modern humans).
Neanderthals belong to species neanderthalensis.