Neanderthals
The Neanderthal (formerly also "Neanderthaler", scientifically Homo neanderthalensis) is an extinct relative of the anatomically modern human (Homo sapiens). It developed in Europe - parallel to Homo sapiens in Africa - from a common African ancestor of the genus Homo and temporarily settled large parts of southern, central and eastern Europe. During the course of the last Ice Age, the Neanderthals obviously expanded their originally exclusively European settlement area into Western Asia (Turkey, Levant, Northern Iraq), into parts of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan) and even into the Altai region. DNA sequencing of the Neanderthal genome revealed evidence of multiple gene flow between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
The Neanderthals made tools out of stone and wood and, depending on the climatic conditions, subsisted partly on prey and partly on plant food. They also controlled fire.
Neanderthal finds since the Eemian Interglacial (about 130,000 years ago) are referred to as "classical Neanderthals" because of their often distinct anatomical features. Due to at least isolated burials of their dead both in Europe and in western Asia and the depositing of dead people in caves, Homo neanderthalensis is the best preserved species of hominins along with Homo sapiens. It is still unclear why the Neanderthals died out around 30,000 years ago. Source: Wikipedia