The answer is yes. Pre-neolithic society was one of the most innovative ways of life to ever be on the Earth. With what very little tools they had, they were able to create the first weapons, clothes, and homes (Not to mention cultures). To say that something is 'so easy, a caveman could do it' must make something pretty difficult. It also seems to be bagging on your own race, for what led to things like firearms, fancy clothing, and buildings.
Imagine if someone who's culture hasn't changed since the stone age were to watch this. How do you think that would make them feel about their way of life. Primitive? Unintelligent? Stupid?
I found an article in the June issue of National Geographic (I don't know why, but they never sent a May issue, and just decided it was June) that talks about an ancient temple in Turkey, called Gobekli Tepe. It is a circular complex with perfectly carved stone pillars around the edge with carved reliefs of animals on them. I the center are two even larger pillars, with arms and a loincloth carved into the surface (Possibly built to resemble deities).
The catch: the temple was built 7,000 years before the neolithic revolution. This tells us that religion was present in hunter/gatherer civilizations, meaning that they had the capability to carve, move, and erect these giant stone pillars without using domesticated animals. If that's what a caveman could do, then I would bet you anything that getting insured by Geico must be very difficult.
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