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Assignment: View the film "Decoding Neanderthals" (link below). https://vimeo.com/300171634

Then answer the questions below.

1. What does archaeological evidence such as the Levallois flake, pitch for gluing tools, and pigment for body painting indicate about Neanderthal behavior?
2. What is the FOXP2 gene, and what significant discovery was made concerning this gene and Neanderthals?
3. What was the conclusion reached by Svante Paabo’s team about Neanderthal-modern human interbreeding?
4. According to John Hawkes, why did Neanderthals become extinct?