Cro-Magnon people

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The Cro-Magnon people were early modern humans in Upper Paleolithic Europe known for their advanced tools, art, and cave paintings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Upper Paleolithic population
early modern humans
prehistoric humans
artSite Altamira cave NERFINISHED
Chauvet cave NERFINISHED
Cosquer cave NERFINISHED
Lascaux cave NERFINISHED
bodyType tall and robust
burialPractice intentional burials
use of grave goods
use of red ochre
coexistedWith Neanderthals NERFINISHED
cranialCapacity similar to or slightly larger than modern humans
culture Aurignacian culture NERFINISHED
Gravettian culture NERFINISHED
Magdalenian culture NERFINISHED
Solutrean culture NERFINISHED
diet fish and marine resources
large game animals
small game and birds
wild plants
discoveredBy Louis Lartet NERFINISHED
discoverySite Cro-Magnon rock shelter, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, France NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1868
earliestAppearance about 45,000 years ago
economy hunter-gatherers
geneticRelation ancestors of many present-day Europeans
knownFor advanced stone tools
bone and antler tools
burial practices
cave paintings
engraving and carving
figurative art
personal ornaments
portable art
languageType likely used complex spoken language
latestAppearance about 10,000 years ago
locatedIn Europe
modernUsage term largely replaced by 'early modern humans in Europe'
nameOrigin named after the rock shelter of Cro-Magnon in southwestern France
replaced Neanderthals in most of Europe
subclassOf anatomically modern humans
taxon Homo sapiens NERFINISHED
technology blade-based stone tool technology
harpoons
needles and sewn clothing
projectile weapons
timePeriod Late Pleistocene NERFINISHED
Upper Paleolithic
usedMaterial antler
bone
flint
ivory

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Altamira Cave culturalAttribution Cro-Magnon people