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Dirk L. Hoffmann et al. (2018), “Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals 115,000 years ago.” Science Advances. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5255 — stronger site-specific non-utilitarian evidence; symbolism is interpretive.

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stronger site-specific non-utilitarian evidence; symbolism is interpretive.

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Some Neanderthal shell and pigment finds support non-utilitarian behavior, but their symbolic interpretation remains debated.

Burial, symbolic evidence, language capacity, and the relative roles of climate, demography, competition, and assimilation.

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Dirk L. Hoffmann et al. (2018), “Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals 115,000 years ago.” Science Advances. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5255 — stronger site-specific non-utilitarian evidence; symbolism is interpretive.

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Dirk L. Hoffmann et al. (2018), “Symbolic use of marine shells and mineral pigments by Iberian Neandertals 115,000 years ago.” Science Advances. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5255 — stronger site-specific non-utilitarian evidence; symbolism is interpretive.

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Some Neanderthal shell and pigment finds support non-utilitarian behavior, but their symbolic interpretation remains debated.

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