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My opinion based on the Biblical record is that from the getgo, man was intelligent enough to build, fabricate, mine, sculpture, farm, garden, melt, mold and work metals, etc.
My opinion, based on archaeology, is that there were not sophisticated civilizations, including those things mentioned, dating to the same time as the cavemen in question. Most opinions are that man WAS smart enough to do these things at this time in history. However, technology has to build up over time. The "standing on giants" sort of thing. For instance, man 300 years ago was smart enough to fly to the moon but society lacked the technology to make it so. Archimedes, if memory serves, discovered calculus 1400 years before Newton but his work was lost in the Dark Ages. Imagine how much farther along we would be if his work was not lost.
The challenge is simple. Find a human settlement that is sophisticated in it's pottery, art, buildings, and religion and dates back to 30,000+ years. If you are able to do this it will upset the archaeological apple cart. The argument for humans being less sophisticated is because of the evidence, not an attempt to falsify the Bible. Therefore, you can refute the argument by offering counter-evidence. I am very open to any evidence you might present. I think this could be a very civil argument if you are interested.