Homo+Neanderthalensis+(Neanderthals)

What did the neanderthal people look like? Neanderthal people looked a bit different than the people of today for one thing they were alot shorter and stockier than modern day humans, and they had bigger bones. Also they had a large ridge over their eyebrows. Their noses were bigger and they had larger brains although there is no scientific proof that they were smarter than modern day humans. They were well adapted to live in the ice age and it was found that they started dying out just after the ice age.

What did they eat? Neaderthal people consumed a diet of mainly raindeer and ate little else, as their choice of food was very selective. Their hunting methods involved great danger and close contact with their prey, this usually resulted in broken bones. The neanderthal people lacked vitamin D and calcium in their diet. They cooked their food on fires which were fueled by bones from dead animals.

When did they live on earth? It is thought that the Neandethal people roamed the Earth between 200,000 and 30,000 years ago. Fossils that proved their existence were found in a cave in the Neader valley in the 1850's.

Where did they live? It is thought that they mainly lived in western Europe, although they also lived in the mountainous areas in the near east and western Asia. Neanderthals lived in hunting tribes of 30-200 others which included an Alpha male and female. The people of the tribe would live in caves close together.

General information These people were the first people ever to express a religion. Neanderthals buried their dead and made graves which in it they put food, tools and flowers. They learnt how to make simple tools by chipping stone. These tools included axes and scrapers. Surprisingly the neanderthal people were very caring people who looked after the sick and elderly of their community. This is shown in the fossils they have found as some are old in age and have half healed injuries. They weren't exposed to much sunlight and they suffered from arthritis and rickets.