Was neatherthal man who lived in cave first?

Answer 1

Neanderthals and early humans lived in parallel, and both no doubt would have used any convenient cave as a home. I don't know what they did when they were far from any caves - presumably made shelters from tree-branches, animals skins and suchlike.

Answer 2

Neanderthals were a distinct species of hominin that lived in Europe and parts of Asia, while our earliest human ancestors lived in Africa. Neanderthals were not the first hominins to live in caves, as earlier species such as Homo erectus also used caves for shelter.