What Killed Off The Neanderthals?

Who were the neanderthals, and what caused them to disappear? Read More: Neanderthals: Facts About Our Extinct Human Relatives http://www.livescience.com/28036-neanderthals-facts-about-our-extinct-human-relatives.html “Neanderthals (or Neandertals) are our closest extinct human relatives. There is some debate as to whether they were a distinct species of theHomo genus (Homo neanderthalensis) or a subspecies of Homo sapiens. Our well-known, but often misunderstood, fossil kin lived in Eurasia 200,000 to 30,000 years ago, in the Pleistocene Epoch.” Neanderthal culture: Old masters http://www.nature.com/news/neanderthal-culture-old-masters-1.12974 “The earliest known cave paintings fuel arguments about whether Neanderthals were the mental equals of modern humans.” ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Julia Wilde on Twitter https://twitter.com/julia_sci DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq