Fossil:

Cro-Magnon 1

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

Site:

Abri Cro-Magnon
Les Eyzies, France (1)

Discovered By:

Louis Lartet & Henry Christy
03, 1868 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

30,000 ya
* determined by Stratigraphic & faunal data (1, 4)

Species Name:

Homo sapiens (1, 4, 10)

Gender:

Male (1, 4, 15)

Cranial Capacity:

1600 cc (1, 15)

Information:

Carved bone, ivory, teeth, shell and rock artifacts found with remains (1)

Interpretation:

Adult (50 years old based on closing of cranial sutures) (1, 4, 8)
Modern human (based on cranial capacity, steep forehead, rectangular eye orbits) (1, 10, 15)
Five individuals found deliberately buried (1, 15)
Healed fractures evidence of community support for injured individuals (1, 8, 10)