2. According to DNA analysis most Neanderthals in
western Europe died out as early as 50,000 years ago
A small group of Neanderthals recolonized parts of
Europe and they survived ten years before
disappearing
3. Neanderthals were close evolutionary cousins of our
own species; Homo Sapiens
The last Neanderthals might have existed in Southern
Europe until 24,000 years ago
4. Some scientists say that it was possible that because of
change in climate that the Neanderthals became
extinct
5. An international team of researchers extracted
Mitochondrial DNA from the bones of 13 Neanderthals
They found that west European fossils with ages older
than 48,000 years , along with Neanderthal specimens
from Asia showed considerable genetic variation
Low genetic variation can make a species less resilient
to changes in its environment and place it at risk of
extinction.
