The hyoid, a small v-shaped bone, is a key part of the vocal apparatus in modern human beings. However, the public is largely unaware that many Neanderthal cave dwellings have been found and that thousands of people today live in caves. Additionally, caves have been used as burial sites for centuries because they provide a permanent marker so they can be recognized in the future. Neanderthals, like modern humans, buried their dead - most of them in caves. Over 300 Neanderthal fossils have been found to date, at 83 different locations.
Anthropologists recognize burial as a very human, religious act.
Some of these cave sites included Neanderthals and modern humans buried together, suggesting they lived together. To help clarify the issue of cave dwelling, we can turn to the Bible. The physical characteristics of Neanderthals are visible in modern humans today. The original construction of Neanderthal was wrong. However, that image still persists in today's textbooks.