What evidence do many scientists use to support the idea that Neandertals had language?
A) The Neandertals shared a gene associated with language in modern humans.
B) Neandertals left etchings that look like a primitive form of writing.
C) The Neandertal tool culture is too complex to have been passed along without language.
D) The structures in the throat responsible for language can be seen in the archaeological record.
A) The Neandertals shared a gene associated with language in modern humans.
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