🇦🇺 neanderthals

Neanderthals were an extinct species of human who lived across Eurasia for hundreds of thousands of years before their disappearance. They are currently trending due to new scientific studies re-evaluating their intelligence and the long-debated reasons for their extinction. Recent research, particularly involving brain scans, suggests their cognitive abilities may have been underestimated and were not the primary cause of their demise. These ancient hominins coexisted and interbred with early modern humans for a period before their eventual disappearance around 40,000 years ago.