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The [[Institute for Creation Research]] wrote the following regarding Neanderthal man:

The [[Institute for Creation Research]] wrote the following regarding Neanderthal man:

{{cquote|No other organisms, either living or fossil, made tools to make other complex tools, buried their dead, had controlled use of fire, practiced religious ceremonies, used complex syntax in their spoken grammar, and played musical instruments, yet we know from their fossils that Neanderthal engaged in all. <ref>http://www.icr.org/article/468/</ref>}}

{{cquote|No other organisms, either living or fossil, made tools to make other complex tools, buried their dead, had controlled use of fire, practiced religious ceremonies, used complex syntax in their spoken grammar, and played musical instruments, yet we know from their fossils that Neanderthal engaged in all.<ref>http://www.icr.org/article/468/</ref>}}

Neanderthals were probably about as intelligent as an average human, they were social creatures living in small tribes, like the humans of their time, studies suggest that Neanderthal tribes interacted less with each other than human tribes did. {{fact}}

Neanderthals were probably about as intelligent as an average human, they were social creatures living in small tribes, like the humans of their time, studies suggest that Neanderthal tribes interacted less with each other than human tribes did. {{fact}}

Neanderthals had the ability to make fire. They never invented projectile weapons but relied on spears with limited range, even when facing large animals, their robust bodies enabled them to use this hunting style that was considered far too dangerous by humans. {{fact}} A common hunting technique was to drive prey animals off a cliff, or corner them prey and finish them of with spears, much like today's [[Pygmees]] hunt elephants.{{fact}}

Neanderthals had the ability to make fire. They never invented projectile weapons but relied on spears with limited range, even when facing large animals, their robust bodies enabled them to use this hunting style that was considered far too dangerous by humans. {{fact}} A common hunting technique was to drive prey animals off a cliff, or corner them prey and finish them of with spears, much like today's [[Pygmy|Pygmies]] hunt elephants.{{fact}}

Evidence of care for the elderly and the sick has been found in the Shanidar Caves in Iraq, <ref>Neanderthals on Trial <i>University of Minnesota, Duluth</i> [http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/video/On_Trial.html]</ref>, they also used medicinal plants, made clothes out of animal skins and used stone tools. A find at rock shelters in La Ferrassie, France indicates elaborate burials, suggesting some sort of religion <ref>Early Man <i>Andy Simmons</i> [http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~simmonds/Sophy/early_man.htm]</ref>.

Evidence of care for the elderly and the sick has been found in the Shanidar Caves in Iraq,<ref>Neanderthals on Trial ''University of Minnesota, Duluth'' [http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/video/On_Trial.html]</ref> they also used medicinal plants, made clothes out of animal skins and used stone tools. A find at rock shelters in La Ferrassie, [[France]] indicates elaborate burials, suggesting some sort of [[religion]]<ref>Early Man ''Andy Simmons'' [http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~simmonds/Sophy/early_man.htm]</ref>.

Interestingly archaeologists have never found Neanderthal cave drawings, although hand-crafted art has been found <ref>Neanderthal 'face' found in Loire <i>BBC News </i>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3256228.stm]</ref>.

Interestingly archaeologists have never found Neanderthal cave drawings, although hand-crafted art has been found.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3256228.stm Neanderthal 'face' found in Loire], ''BBC News''</ref>

==History according to Creationists==

==History according to Creationists==