Campi Flegrei has even been credited with pushing the Neanderthals towards extinction too, around 39,000 years ago – although this is not definite fact.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/camp-flegrei-volcano-eruption-italy-naples_uk_649ac017e4b09fcde59df0aa

Early risers may have inherited genetic variants from Neanderthals that increased their odds of being morning rather than evening people, new research has found.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/14/early-risers-may-have-inherited-a-faster-body-clock-from-neanderthals/

Neanderthals were our stocky, barrel-chested, big-browed cousins.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/ancient-cave-engravings-work-of-neanderthals-1850570321

The researchers compared claws to identify the crabs eaten by Neanderthals and work out how big the crabs were.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/science/neanderthals-dined-on-cooked-crabs-bucking-primitive-stereotypes/

The work builds upon genetic discoveries in the past decade, including when scientists uncovered that modern humans and Neanderthals interbred as early humans moved out of Africa.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-02-gene-variations-immune-metabolic-conditions.html