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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. ( Homo sapiens ) Skull of a en:Cro-Magnon man. Skull of a en:Cro-Magnon woman. Comparison of a modern human en:Tibia (left) and a Cro Magnon tibia (right) Category: Cro-Magnons.
Cro-Magnons or European early modern humans ( EEMH) were the first early modern humans ( Homo sapiens) to settle in Europe, migrating from western Asia, continuously occupying the continent possibly from as early as 56,800 years ago. They interacted and interbred with the indigenous Neanderthals ( H. neanderthalensis) of Europe and Western Asia ...
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Description. Cro-Magnon range 30,000 ybp.svg. English: Range map of the Cro-Magnon man (Homo sapiens) - also known as European Early Modern Humans (or EEMH), showing the extent of their migration into Europe, the western Middle East, and north Africa up to 30,000 years before present (ybp). File:BlankMap-World6, compact.svg by Canuckguy et al.
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The name "Cro-Magnon" was created by Louis Lartet, who discovered the first Cro-Magnon skull in southwestern France in 1868. He called the place where he found the skull Abri de Cro-Magnon. Abri means "rock shelter" in French; cro means "hole" in the Occitan language; and "Magnon" was the name of the person who owned the land where Lartet found the...
Used bones, shells, and teeth to make jewelrySpun, dyed, and tied knots in flax, to make cords for their tools, make baskets, or sew clothingApr 13, 2007 · Female Cro-Magnon Skull from Die ersten Menschen und die prähistorischen Zeiten mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Ureinwohner Amerikas, Stuttgart 1884 Public domain Public domain false false This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or ...
Cro-Magnon, population of early Homo sapiens dating from the Upper Paleolithic Period (c. 40,000 to c. 10,000 years ago) in Europe. They were robustly built and powerful and are presumed to have been about 166 to 171 cm (about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches) tall. The body was characterized by strong musculature.
Cro-Magnons or European early modern humans (EEMH) were the first early modern humans to settle in Europe, migrating from western Asia, continuously occupying the continent possibly from as early as 56,800 years ago. They interacted and interbred with the indigenous Neanderthals of Europe and Western Asia, who went extinct 40,000 to 35,000 years ago. The first wave of modern humans in Europe ...
