Assertion: neanderthal | /r/CapableOf | complex speech
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text: While they might not have had particularly sophisticated vocabularies, Neanderthals were capable of complex speech thanks to the presence and position of the hyoid bone, a bone structure located in the neck that supports the root of the tongue.
text: In 2013, computer modeling showed that Neanderthal hyoids were used in a similar manner to humans, and this was enough evidence to suggest that Neanderthals could not only talk but that they were capable of complex language.
text: Based on their bones, we know that Neanderthals were capable of at least making complex sounds.