Fossil:

La Ferrassie 1

Site:

La Ferrassie, France (1)

Discovered By:

Denis Peyrony and Louis Capitan
09,17,1909 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

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

Species Name:

Homo neanderthalensis (1, 7, 38)

Gender:

Male (1)

Cranial Capacity:

1600 cc (1)

Interpretation:

Found deliberately buried with 6 other individuals (Neanderthals buried their dead) (1)
Classic Neanderthal anatomy (receeding forhead, long, low cranium, thick bones) (1)
Heavily worn front teeth (used as tools) (1)