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Neanderthals were probably about as intelligent as an average human, they were social creatures living in small tribes, like the humans of their time, studies suggest that Neanderthal tribes interacted less with each other than human tribes did.
Neanderthals were probably about as intelligent as an average human, they were social creatures living in small tribes, like the humans of their time, studies suggest that Neanderthal tribes interacted less with each other than human tribes did.
Neanderthals had the ability to make fire, for food they relied on hunting, they were probably strictly carnivorous <ref>Living like a Neanderthal <i>Neanderthal, Channel 4</i> [http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/N/neanderthal/]</ref>.
They never invented projectile weapons but relied on speers with limited range, even when facing large animals, their robust bodies enabled them to use this hunting style that was considered far too dangerous by humans.
Evidence of care for the elderly and the sick has been found <ref>Neanderthals on Trial <i>University of Minnesota, Duluth</i> [http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/video/On_Trial.html]</ref>, they also used medicinal plants, made clothes out of animal skins and used stone tools. Neanderthals performed elaborate burying rituals, suggesting some sort of religion <ref>Early Man <i>Andy Simmons</i> [http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~simmonds/Sophy/early_man.htm]</ref>.
Interestingly archaeologists have never found Neanderthal cave drawings, although handcrafted art has been found <ref>Neanderthal 'face' found in Loire <i>BBC News </i>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3256228.stm]</ref>.
==History==
==History==
[[Image:Neanderthal_sites.gif|right|thumb|350px|The last refuges of the Neanderthal.]]
[[Image:Neanderthal_sites.gif|right|thumb|350px|The last refuges of the Neanderthals.]]
Neanderthal man developed from ''Homo erectus'', though the widespread distribution of intermediate form hinders an attempt to resolve any single geographical locality as the place of development. The fate of Neanderthals is equally hard or determine, we know they went extinct between 28,000 and 24,000 years ago
Neanderthal man developed from ''Homo erectus'', though the widespread distribution of intermediate form hinders an attempt to resolve any single geographical locality as the place of development. The fate of Neanderthals is equally hard or determine, we know they went extinct between 28,000 and 24,000 years ago
<ref>Neanderthals' 'last rock refuge' <i>BBC News</i> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5343266.stm]</ref>, but we don't know how or why: many theories have been presented, these are the most common ones:
<ref>Neanderthals' 'last rock refuge' <i>BBC News</i> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5343266.stm]</ref>, but we don't know how or why: many theories have been presented, these are the most common ones: