Quick facts about Neanderthals
When they lived: 400,000 to 34,000 years ago
Where they lived: Western Eurasia, from Wales to Siberia to modern-day Israel.
What they ate: Meat, from elephants to mussels. Some also ate mushrooms, moss and even tree bark.
How big they were: 5'1" to 5'4" (1.50 to 1.75 meters) and 145 to 180 lbs (62 to 84 kilograms)
The Neanderthals were our closest human relatives, and roamed the Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago. Although they are long extinct, their genes still live in us today.
