Had or did?
Scientists believe that 400,000 years ago water carried the bones into the caves and that thay dadn't been buried there on purpose. The big question now is,

Had these bones belonged to ancestors of human?

or

Did these bones belong to ancestors of humans?

Question

Had or did?
Scientists believe that 400,000 years ago water carried the bones into the caves and that thay dadn't been buried there on purpose. The big question now is,

Had these bones belonged to ancestors of human?

or

Did these bones belong to ancestors of humans?

Answer

... into the caves and WERE NOT BURIED ON PURPOSE.

Using "were", "did", "do" are all OK. You can also say, "These bones belonged to our ancestors?" It depends on how the tone of the essay is to be presented.

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Yes the latter sounds much better ... using   Did these bones ...

Were could be used as well ...

as in " Were these bones from our ancestors ?....

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I think " Do these bones belong to ancestors of humans"?
 will be more apt.

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many thanks Kasia.

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I would say Did these bones belong to ancestors of humans?

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