Around 40,000 years ago neanderthals and other primitive surviving troglodytes die out through either conflict with homo sapiens or interbreeding leading to genetic absorption. It is known that neanderthal genes survive in many modern humans and that the neanderthals had an inability to throw well due to rigid shoulders which is a disadvantage in ranged combat. Surviving troglodyte species may live on as many underground areas of our planet remain unexplored, around the world from America to Asia and across Europe stories of Yeti’s, Sassquatch or other “Apemen” cryptids are told.












