“…Documentation of the types of animals hunted by Neanderthals further substantiates the inference of ranged weaponry and is in itself impressive as it fully reflects modern hunter‐gatherer capabilities. From big game and even bears through small game and birds to fish and other seafood including seals and dolphins, Neanderthal subsistence strategies were varied and systematic—and in contrast to common misconception also heavily relied on nuts, mushrooms, and a multitude of other vegetation, though heavy reliance on meat was highly prevalent during cold climatic phases (Bocherens et al, 2016; El Zaatari, Grine, Ungar, & Hublin, 2011; Estalrrich, El Zaatari, & Rosas, 2017; Finlayson & Finlayson, 2016; Hardy et al, 2013; Morin et al, 2019; Power et al, 2018; Romandini et al, 2018; Stringer et al, 2008; Trinkaus, Samsel, & Villotte, 2019; Zilhão et al, 2020). Exploiting these resources in a specialized way resembling “logistic behavior” (Marín et al, 2020, p. 22), Neanderthals implemented “complex land use patterns, adapting to diversified landscapes and climates” (Moncel, Fernandes, Willmes, James, & Grün, 2019, p. 1) and thereby demonstrate “a complex scenario of extensive knowledge and intensive exploitation of the landscape” (de Soler et al, 2020, p. 1).…”