Neanderthals are often treated by researchers as the more primitive cousins of modern humans or Homo sapiens. However, archaeologist Ludovic Slimak has argued that Neanderthal culture had reached a surprising level of sophistication and that it differed from the culture of early humans. Slimak has studied Neanderthals’ deer hunting rituals and noted that they primarily hunted male animals. Slimak has suggested a potential social meaning behind the odd hunting patterns, and further claimed that Neanderthals might have participated in burial rites that held symbolic importance. Overall, Slimak’s findings demonstrate that -------Which choice most logically completes the text?Neanderthals were largely less developed in terms of society and religion than were Homo sapiens.eliminatecontrary to popular belief, Neanderthals had their own sophisticated society, rituals, and customs.eliminateNeanderthals were far more similar to Homo sapiens than was previously believed. eliminateunlike Homo sapiens, Neanderthals had highly developed societies and their own rituals and customs.

What do scientists know about Neanderthal behavior? (use examples of specific evidence in your answer)

The evidence for Neanderthal language is in their tool technology, ritual behavior and hunting. The physical evidence was inconclusive revealed by the research about an opening in the skull called the:Group of answer choicesSupraorbital torusHypoglossal canalHeat exchanger systemNuchal hook

Describe the physical features of Neanderthals.

The view of Neanderthals as brutes is in part created by ____________________.Group of answer choicespoor skeleton reconstructionsopposable great toesevidence of degenerative diseasesa complete lack of toolsvast cranial capacity Flag question: Question 5Question 5Tips1 ptsOne major criticism of the Solutrean Hypothesis is the fact that Solutrean points ____________.Group of answer choicesAre not fluted, whereas nearly all Clovis points are fluted.Are never made on exotic (non-local) lithic materials.Are only found in sites with marine mammals, suggesting these were used for maritime hunting.Are only found in ritual contexts like human burials, and never appear to have been used for hunting.Were not flaked bifacially like Clovis was.

Text 1The Neanderthals are often depicted as brutish and uncultured beings compared to their Homo sapiens counterparts. However, recent discoveries of cave art in Spain attributed to Neanderthals challenge this depiction. The artwork suggests an ability to think symbolically and, possibly, communicate complex ideas, putting Neanderthal's cognitive abilities on par with Homo sapiens.Text 2Anthropologist Daniel Everett has proposed a nuanced view on Neanderthal intelligence. While he acknowledges the intriguing findings of Neanderthal art, he cautions that we should not hastily equalize their cognitive abilities with those of Homo sapiens. The evidence for Neanderthal symbolic communication is intriguing, but interpreting these findings is complex and requires a careful, detailed approach.8Mark for ReviewABCBased on the texts, how would Daniel Everett (Text 2) likely respond to the conclusions drawn in Text 1?AHe would encourage more research into the cultural practices of Homo sapiens to better understand Neanderthals.BHe would argue that the cognitive abilities of Neanderthals are not yet fully understood and should not be hastily equated with Homo sapiens.CHe would propose that Homo sapiens actually learned symbolic communication from Neanderthals.DHe would criticize the lack of direct evidence linking the artwork to Neanderthals.Repo