Brenda Garrison, age 13, of Pocatello, Ida. for her question:

WHEN DID NEANDERTHAL MAN LIVE?

Scientists tell us that Neanderthal man was a type of prehistoric man who lived in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa from about 35,000 to 100,000 years ago. He is classified as an early Homo sapien, or wise man.

The word Neanderthal comes from the Neander Gorge near Dusseldorf, Germany. The first Neanderthal fossil, the top of a skull, was found here in 1856. Since then, similar fossils have been found in more than 40 other locations.

Fossils show that the Neanderthal man stood about five feet two inches tall and walked fully erect. At first scientists thought of him as being stooped, but they found he wasn't. His brain was as large as that of modern man.

Stone tools and animal bones found with the human fossils show that the Neanderthal people were successful hunters. They lived in simple temporary shelters when following the animal herds and sometimes also in caves.

The Neanderthal man had heavy bones, slightly curved limbs, big brow ridges and powerful teeth.