Did Neandertal care for the dead?

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∙ 12y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

There is evidence that Neanderthals cared for the dead. They deliberately buried their dead and occasionally marked the graves with offerings, such as flowers. To our knowledge, no other primates or earlier human species had previously practiced this symbolic behavior.

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Where were the most recent Neandertal remains found?

Croatia.

How did Neandertal man comunicate?

It is believed that they were capable of speaking.

Where was the first neandertal gravesite found?

The Neander Valley, Germany.

What type of hominids were the first to develop religious views?

Neandertal

When does the Neandertal record begin in Eastern Europe?

130,000 years ago.

What was the nickname for neanderthal?

The full name is Homo neandertalensis-meaning "Neandertal Man". Therefore, the nickname is simply Neandertal.

What type of humans do scientists believe cavemen were?

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Their bodies were adapted for cold conditions. But the climate was often the same as it is today in Europe and Asia.

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