what is a neanderthal
neanderthals or neandertals are our closest extinct human relatives there is some debate as to whether they were a distinct species of the homo genus homo neanderthalensis or a subspecies of homo sapiensour well known but often misunderstood fossil kin lived in eurasia 200000 to 30000 years ago in the pleistocene epochhere is some debate as to whether they were a distinct species of the homo genus homo neanderthalensis or a subspecies of homo sapiens our well known but often misunderstood fossil kin lived in eurasia 200000 to 30000 years ago in the pleistocene epoch