Although some anthropologists believe Aurignacians had a more secure life than Neanderthals, it’s not clear that the author agrees with this hypothesis. In addition, the author never compares Aurignacians’ security to “most” other hunter-gatherer cultures.

Not supported. The only mention of shamans is that some paintings depicted shamans. We have no idea what was required to become a shaman.

Although the author shows signs of agreement with the anthropologists’ explanation in P3, that explanation concerns a particular group of 25,000-year-old cave paintings. We have no evidence the author thinks that explanation — which posits that the cave paintings are made at least partially for religious/hunting purposes — extends to all art made by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

Although the author shows signs of agreement with the anthropologists’ explanation in P3, that explanation concerns a particular group of 25,000-year-old cave paintings. We have no evidence the author thinks that explanation — which posits that the cave paintings are made at least partially for religious/hunting purposes — extends to all art made by Aurignacians.

Supported by these lines. The author mentions evidence of ceremonies performed before the paintings were made to support the theory that the paintings were used to gain power over the Aurignacians’ prey. This suggests the ceremonies were part of the Aurignacians’ power-granting process.