Why Did Neanderthals Vanish? The Truth About Our Ancient Cousins 🧬🔥

They survived the Ice Age, mastered tools, and even created art—so why did Neanderthals disappear? 🤔 For 300,000 years, Neanderthals dominated Europe and Asia, building shelters, crafting weapons, and even caring for their sick. They weren’t mindless brutes—they had culture, intelligence, and survival skills. But 40,000 years ago, something changed. Was it climate shifts, disease, or the arrival of Homo sapiens? At first, they coexisted and even interbred, leaving 2% of their DNA in modern humans. Yet, Neanderthals slowly faded away. Did humans outcompete them, or did they merge into us? And what if they NEVER went extinct? How would history have changed? 🏛️🧬 ⚡ Find out in this episode of our Human Evolution series! 📌 Subscribe for more mind-blowing history! 🔔 #neanderthals #history #ancienthumans #iceage #humanevolutionrun #prehistoric #archaeology #dna #science #whatif #lostcivilizations #cavemen #survival #prehistory #anthropology