40000 Years Ago The Steppes Of Eurasia Were Home To Our Closest Relative The Neanderthals Recent Genetic And Archaeological Discoveries Have Proven That They Were Not The Dimwitted Cave Dwellers We Long Thought They Were In Fact They Were Cultured Technologically Savvy And More Like Us Than We Ever Imagined So Why Did They Disappear Scientists Have Now Come To A Startling Conclusion