Homo sapiens, Neanderthal burial culture

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Homo sapiens and Neanderthals buried their dead around the same time 120,000 years ago

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Study of ancient burial sites across the Levant region in western Asia reveals similarities and differences in how these two closely-related groups of human buried their dead.

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead deeper in caves, whereas H. sapiens were buried in cave entrances or rock shelters.

This suggests the two species may have had, at least in part, a shared culture.

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