Neanderthals

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf extinct human species
gptkbp:adaptedInto cold climates
gptkbp:artifactsFound stone tools
bone tools
possible jewelry
gptkbp:averageHeightFemale about 155 cm
gptkbp:averageHeightMale about 165 cm
gptkbp:bodyBuild stocky
robust
gptkbp:buriedTheirDead true
gptkbp:caredForInjured true
gptkbp:child rapid growth
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:coexistedWith gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Denisovans
gptkbp:cranialCapacity about 1200-1750 cm³
gptkbp:diet omnivorous
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Johann_Carl_Fuhlrott
gptkbp:dressCode animal hides
gptkbp:extinct about 40,000 years ago
gptkbp:fireUse burnt tools
charred bones
hearths
gptkbp:firstFossilDiscoveryLocation gptkb:Neander_Valley,_Germany
gptkbp:firstFossilDiscoveryYear 1856
gptkbp:fossil fragmentary
gptkbp:geneticLegacyInModernHumans 1-2% in non-African populations
gptkbp:genomePublished 2010
gptkbp:genomeSequenced true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Neanderthals
gptkbp:huntedFor gptkb:bird
gptkb:deer
bison
large mammals
gptkbp:hyoidBoneSimilarTo gptkb:modern_humans
gptkbp:interbredWith gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:language debated
gptkbp:lastKnownPopulationDate about 40,000 years ago
gptkbp:lifespan shorter than modern humans
gptkbp:location gptkb:Neander_Valley,_Germany
gptkb:Neanderthal_1
gptkbp:NobelPrizeRelatedResearch gptkb:2022_Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine_(Svante_Pääbo)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Svante_Pääbo
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Kebara_Cave
gptkb:La_Chapelle-aux-Saints
gptkb:Shanidar_Cave
gptkb:Spy_Cave
gptkb:Vindija_Cave
gptkbp:population gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkbp:populationDecline after 50,000 years ago
gptkbp:populationPeak about 70,000 years ago
gptkbp:possibleCannibalism evidence at some sites
gptkbp:possibleCausesOfExtinction gptkb:disease
climate change
competition with Homo sapiens
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Western_Asia
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Homo_neanderthalensis
gptkbp:skullLength elongated skull
large brow ridges
midfacial prognathism
gptkbp:symbolicBehavior possible
gptkbp:teethWearPatterns heavy use
gptkbp:toolCulture gptkb:Mousterian
gptkbp:toolMakingTechnique gptkb:Levallois_technique
prepared-core method
gptkbp:usedFire true
gptkbp:usedOrnamentation possible
gptkbp:usedPigments possible
gptkbp:usedShelters caves
rock shelters
open-air sites
gptkbp:weightFemale about 66 kg
gptkbp:weightMale about 77 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Inheritors
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4