cro-magnon

**STORY OF CRO-MAGNON**
In 1868 Cro-Magnon was founded by Louis Laret in Cro-Magnon, France. Road construction had taken place in 1868 and eventually found a rock shelter that had been tucked beneath a limestone cliff. Towards the back of the cave was an occupation floor that contained the remains of 4 adult skeletons, 1 child’s skeleton and other bones. Cro-Magnon was discovered and recognized as a homo-sapien just like us, this fossil skull is now very famous.

ORIGINS OF THE SKULL
Cro-magnon was found by geologist Louis Larlet on March 1868 in Abri Cro-Magnon, the rock shelter at Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France. They were found on a rock construction which revealed a rock shelter underneath the limestone cliff. The rock shelter it was found contained a large cavity which protected the fossils. It was a deliberate burial with body adornments found with skeletons such as pieces of shell and animal tooth in apparent pendants or necklace.

**SKULL**
Describe the main features of the skull.

**PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS**
Cro-magnon had a large brow ridge which tops the eye sockets with no famous projecting jaw or face. They had a skull was long and narrow. The face was short and wide with the eye socket which was low-set, wide and square shaped. Cro-magnon's nose was very thin yet very noticeable. Its mandible was robot-like with huge rising lower jaw. It had strong muscle with a reowned chin. Cro-magnon heights was likely to be around 5'5 to 5'7. Depending on the area it was from it may have been taller.



BEHAVIOURS
Cro-magnon cared for each other to help survive hardships of life.They could abstract thinking (make concepts from example), plan (taking steps to achieve farther goal), innovation (find solutions), and symbolic behaviour (such as images and rituals). Cro-magnon ate a varied yet balanced diet. It included meat, grain, wild carrots, beets, onion, turnip and other foods