New discovery of the extinction of the Neanderthals

Neanderthals may have faced the danger of extinction before modern ancestors left Africa.

Competitiveness from modern people may not affect the extinction of the Neanderthals, but their fate has been predetermined before modern humans appear.

Neanderthals have faced the danger of extinction before modern humans appear - (Photo: Reuters)

The new study, conducted by an international team of experts based on DNA analysis, shows that the Western European region may experience a population crisis when cold weather hits the place during the Neanderthals' lifetime.

Phys.org cited the study co-author Love Dalen, assistant professor at the Swedish Museum of Natural Science in Stockholm, saying they were completely surprised to find Neanderthals in Western Europe almost as great. strains before contact with modern people.

This suggests that Neanderthals may be affected by climate change that took place at the end of the Ice Age.

The expert group draws this conclusion when analyzing the variation in genetic genes in the DNA of 13 Neanderthals.

Accordingly, the Neanderthal DNA present more than 50,000 years ago is highly variable, compared to the group that appeared after 50,000 years.