The earliest records of arithmetic use date back to when? When did the Neanderthals become extinct? Is #1 before #2?
Arithmetic
The earliest written records indicate the Egyptians and Babylonians used all the elementary arithmetic operations as early as 2000 BC. Neanderthals are an extinct species or subspecies of archaic humans who lived in Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago.
Elementary branch of mathematics
Did Neanderthals use arithmetic?