Multiple choice When did Neanderthals become extinct? 100,000 years ago 100 years ago 30,000 years ago 1 million years ago Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation Fossil evidence indicates that Neanderthals disappeared from the archaeological record around 30,000 to 40,000 years ago. This extinction occurred during the Late Pleistocene epoch, shortly after anatomically modern humans expanded into Europe.