Fossil:

La Chapelle-Aux-Saints

Source: Casts of original fossil. American Museum of Natural History.

Site:

Bouffia Bonneval
La Chapelle-Aux-Saints, France (1)

Discovered By:

Amadee and Jean Bouyssonie and Josef Bonneval
08,03,1908 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

50,000 ya
* determined by Stratigraphic, faunal & archaeological data (1, 4)

Species Name:

Homo neanderthalensis (1, 7, 15)

Gender:

Unknown (1)

Cranial Capacity:

1625 cc (1)

Interpretation:

Adult (40-50 years old) (1)
Severe arthritis. Original interpretation led to misconception of Neanderthal lifestyle and locomotion (1)
Skeleton shows adaptations to cold climate (1)
Flat cranium base (Neanderthals perhaps could not make a,i,u sounds- larynx too high in throat) (1)