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They began to evolve 600,000 years ago, reaching full development 130,000 years ago. They died out 27,000 years ago.

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When was The Neanderthal Man created?

"The Neanderthal Man" is a 1953 British film directed by Ewald André Dupont.


where was neanderthal man discovered?

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.


What species does Neanderthal man belong to?

Neanderthals belong to species neanderthalensis.


Did Neanderthal man speak?

This is unknown, but it is believed that they could speak.


Who is the closest relative to modern humans homo erectus or Australopithecines or Cro-Magnon or Homo habilis?

"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.