Neanderthals

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Neanderthals were an extinct species of archaic humans who lived across Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago and are known for their close genetic relationship and limited interbreeding with modern humans.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Neanderthals canonical 20
Homo neanderthalensis 11
Neanderthal 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaic human species ⓘ
extinct hominin ⓘ
adaptedTo cold climates ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Neandertals ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
associatedWith Pleistocene epoch ⓘ
averageBrainSize about 1200–1750 cubic centimeters ⓘ
bodyBuild robust ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Homo sapiens ⓘ
contributedGeneticMaterialTo non-African modern human populations ⓘ
dietIncluded large herbivores ⓘ
marine resources in some regions ⓘ
plants ⓘ
engagedIn big-game hunting ⓘ
extinct true ⓘ
extinctionApproximateDate 40000 years ago ⓘ
firstAppearanceApproximateDate Middle Pleistocene ⓘ
about 400000 years ago ⓘ
fossilsFoundIn Croatia ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
geneticLegacy 1–2 percent of DNA in many present-day non-Africans ⓘ
genomeSequenced true ⓘ
had barrel-shaped chest ⓘ
large nasal aperture ⓘ
occipital bun ⓘ
projecting mid-face ⓘ
short limbs relative to body size ⓘ
interbredWith Homo sapiens ⓘ
anatomically modern humans ⓘ
languageCapacity likely possessed complex vocal communication ⓘ
livedIn Central Asia ⓘ
Eurasia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Western Asia ⓘ
linked to: Middle East
made simple ornaments in some regions ⓘ
namedAfter Neander Valley ⓘ
namedBy William King ⓘ
partOf genus Homo ⓘ
populationDeclineFactors climate change ⓘ
competition with modern humans ⓘ
small, fragmented populations ⓘ
practiced burial of the dead in some sites ⓘ
scientificName Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
taxonRank species ⓘ
typeLocality Neander Valley, Germany ⓘ
linked to: Neander Valley
typeSpecimenFoundAt Neander Valley ⓘ
used Levallois flake technology ⓘ
Mousterian stone tool industry ⓘ
fire ⓘ
usedPigments ochre in some contexts ⓘ
yearDescribed 1864 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neanderthal extinction → involvesSpecies → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Homo → includesTaxon → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Neanderthals → scientificName → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Neanderthals → alsoKnownAs → Neandertals ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Neanderthal genome → describes → Neanderthals ⓘ
Neanderthal genome → isGenomeOfTaxon → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Denisovans → sharesCommonAncestorWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Denisovans → closelyRelatedTo → Neanderthals ⓘ
Denisovans → interbredWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Denisovans → mtDNADistinctFrom → Neanderthals ⓘ
Denisovans → coexistedWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Kents Cavern → hasEvidenceOf → Neanderthals ⓘ
The Inheritors → featuresSpecies → Neanderthals ⓘ
Homo antecessor → possibleAncestorOf → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Cro-Magnon people → coexistedWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Mezmaiskaya Cave → humanSpecies → Neanderthal ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Mezmaiskaya Cave → associatedWithSpecies → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Denisova Cave → associatedWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Gorham's Cave → associatedWithSpecies → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Forbes' Quarry Neanderthal skull → taxon → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Forbes' Quarry Neanderthal skull → belongsToSpecies → Neanderthal ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Vanguard Cave → associatedWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Forbes' Quarry Cave → associatedWith → Neanderthals ⓘ
Mousterian stone tool industry → associatedWith → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Neander Valley → gaveNameTo → Neanderthals ⓘ
Neander Valley → gaveNameTo → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Neander Valley → localName → Neandertal ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Neander Valley → formerSpelling → Neanderthal ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
William King → proposedTaxon → Homo neanderthalensis ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals
Vindija Cave → containsFossil → Neanderthal ⓘ
linked to: Neanderthals