Neandertal burials:
A) are less complex than those of ancient modern humans but nevertheless clear evidence of a ritual disposal of the dead
B) were almost certainly only for hygienic purposes
C) are usually filled with ritual artifacts, evidence of a Neandertal belief in a life after death
D) are a fiction; a careful reanalysis of site reports shows that the burials were only in the minds of the excavators
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