Neanderthals. Neanderthals were a cold-adapted people. As with their facial features, Neanderthals' body proportions were variable. However, in general, they possessed relatively short lower limb extremities, compared with their upper arms and legs, and a broad chest.

How were Neanderthals adapted to cold weather?

Neanderthals lived during the Ice Age. They often took shelter from the ice, snow and otherwise unpleasant weather in Eurasia's plentiful limestone caves. ... Their short, stocky stature was an evolutionary adaptation for cold weather, since it consolidated heat.

How cold did Neanderthals live?

It was cold enough that average temperatures dropped to below zero, creating year-round permafrost.