Did Neanderthals in Europe have funerary and death practices? The answer to this question in the context of the Iberian Peninsula has been elusive for some time, as there’s an absence of clear burial practices in the archaeological record. However, archaeologists have now discovered evidence of a remarkable diversity and complexity of Neanderthal funerary behaviors at sites scattered across the region, suggesting that we may need to reassess our understanding of these ancient humans. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The archaeologists reviewed the Neanderthal fossil record in the Iberian Peninsula for specimens dating from 400,000 to 40,000 years ago, when these humans disappeared . The results showed that, despite the

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