# Neanderthal: The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s Closest Relative

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Published: 2026-07-14T23:30:00+00:00
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Neanderthal - The Origins, Evolution, and Extinction of Humanity’s Closest Relative By Radu Alexander → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week!https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels:Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIwTopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznetKarl's Channels:Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/@UCaR-e8ComPih10DqPi3sdWg Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/@UCtrzkwlnKfS9knQ-zuwYBLQ Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLJvIXTMM7bjZ5-ju8xckJg Further Reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/09/neanderthals-lost-history/540507/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130635/https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/johann-carl-fuhlrotthttp://scihi.org/discovery-neanderthal-man/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/first-adult-neanderthal-skull.htmlhttps://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/johann-carl-fuhlrotthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603088/#:~:text=Virchow%20believed%20that%20the%20Neanderthal,Neanderthals%20are%2C%20indeed%2C%20ancient.https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/la-chapelle-aux-saintshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7062415.stmhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/who-were-the-neanderthals.html#:~:text=The%20Neanderthals%20have%20a%20long,physical%20evidence%20of%20them%20vanisheshttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.html#:~:text=Measurement%20of%20our%20braincase%20and,of%20Neanderthals%20with%20careful%20measurement.https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/are-we-descended-from-neanderthals/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/are-neanderthals-same-species-as-us.htmlhttps://www.nature.com/articles/531…

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