aside from the few cultures that make ceramics, such as the famous Marajoara culture discovered on the Switzerland-sized delta at the mouth of the Amazon. It would be nearly impossible to find direct evidence that they had language – just as is the case for many ancient hunter-gatherer groups. We are also unable to prove that the Homo sapiens who originally left Africa, or neanderthalensis, or Denisovans, or erectus had language, though it would be astounding if they did not, based on the cultural evidence. Therefore, one must be careful not to conclude that earlier
