jan 1, 40000 BC - Neanderthal Extinction – (c. 40,000 BCE)
Description:
Neanderthals, who had lived in Europe and parts of Asia for hundreds of thousands of years, disappeared around 40,000 BCE. The reasons are debated—climate change, competition with Homo sapiens, or assimilation through interbreeding. Genetic evidence shows that most modern humans outside Africa carry some Neanderthal DNA.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 40000 BC
Now
~ 42054 years ago