I did put some evidence on the table. Maybe you didn't read it. The
acheulean hand axe is quite similar from the first time it appeared about
.1.5 million years ago to the last time they were made .5 million years ago.
That information was passed down for a million years!
I also mentioned the similarities between the way bear carcases were treated
by Neanderthal 80,000+ years ago and the way the Chippewa and Ainu within the
past century treated them. Gives the appearance of similar beliefs--which
must have been handed down over that period.
I agree that I can not prove this point because there is no recording of the
original beliefs of the Neanderthal, but this is at least two more pieces of
evidence for my contention than you have put forward for yours.
By the way, Jim, you seem quite silent over the Golan Venus figurine, that
art object made over 300,000 years ago. Would you care to comment on how you
see this artifact fitting into your view of prehistory?
glenn