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.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper Paleolithic population
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early modern humans ⓘ prehistoric humans ⓘ |
| artSite |
Altamira cave
NERFINISHED
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Chauvet cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Cosquer cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Lascaux cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyType | tall and robust ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
intentional burials
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use of grave goods ⓘ use of red ochre ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Neanderthals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cranialCapacity | similar to or slightly larger than modern humans ⓘ |
| culture |
Aurignacian culture
NERFINISHED
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Gravettian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdalenian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Solutrean culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
fish and marine resources
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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
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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
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harpoons ⓘ needles and sewn clothing ⓘ projectile weapons ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Pleistocene
NERFINISHED
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Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
antler
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bone ⓘ flint ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
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