Neanderthal Religion?: Theology in Dialogue with Archaeology

Neanderthals are the most-researched extinct members of genus Homo. They have been gone for between 28,000 and 40,000 years, far beyond the reach of cultural memories. An expanding number of archaeologists conclude that Neanderthals are, as genetics confirms, co-human with us whose lineage emerged in Africa about 300,000 years ago. Were they the same as us? No.

Do archaeological discoveries of tools and behavioral clues indicate what may have been Neanderthal religion? Taking religion as sp...