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  1. 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.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cro-MagnonCro-Magnon - Wikipedia

    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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  4. Cro-Magnon (/ k r oʊ ˈ m æ n j ən / ⓘ, US: /-ˈ m æ ɡ n ən /; French: Abri de Cro-Magnon French pronunciation: [kʁomaɲɔ̃]) is an Aurignacian (Upper Paleolithic) site, located in a rock shelter at Les Eyzies, a hamlet in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, southwestern France.

    • ~27,680 ± 270 BP
  5. 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.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  6. Jan 3, 2024 · Cro-Magnon 1 is a middle-aged, male skeleton of one of the four adults found in the cave at Cro-Magnon. Scientists estimate his age at death at less than 50 years old. Except for the teeth, his skull is complete, though the bones in his face are noticeably pitted from a fungal infection. While the Cro-Magnon remains are representative of the ...

  7. Cro-Magnon. A computer-generated image of a Cro-Magnon, based on skulls found by archaeologists. 1916 reconstruction of the elderly Cro-Magnon 1. The earliest known Cro-Magnon remains are between 35,000 and 45,000 years old, [1] [2] based on radiometric dating. The oldest remains, from 43,000 – 45,000 years ago, were found in Italy [2] and ...

  8. Apr 25, 2015 · A term for prehistoric humans used in the 19th century. "Cro-Magnon" is the name of a location in Dordogne, France, in the district of Eyzies-de-Tayac, where prehistoric human bones have been found. In the local language of Périgord Occitan, "cro" means a hollow, while "Magnon" was the name of the family that owned the land there.

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