The archaeologists' scenario relates closely to questions I have been thinking about: Did the Neanderthals practice religion? How would we know it, if they did? Let's approach these questions by placing Neanderthals in evolutionary context. read more
The last Neanderthals died long before recorded history so we have no evidence in the form of ancient documents or even myth. Neither did they produce art that points to religion. Unfortunately ideas themselves are never conserved. read more
Neanderthals Turned to Faith When Confronting Death, New Evidence Suggests . We aren't sure whether they could speak, let alone intone liturgy over their dead in the light of controlled fires, but a child's burial site in Spain suggests they might well have, say archaeologists. read more