Early Homo sapiens burial examples including a double burial from Qafzeh Cave (#9-10) [A], an adult with a boar jaw (green) at Skhul 5 [B], and an adolescent with deer antler (red) at Qafzeh 11 [C].Credit: Been and Barzilai 2024. Prof. Bernard Vandermeersch.
Given that Neanderthal inter-bred with modern humans in Europe Asia, it seems more accurate to think of them as a race rather than a separate species.
Use of “The Levant” indicates opposition to Israel’s existence.