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Cro-MagnonPopulation of anatomically modern Homo sapiens dating from the Upper Paleolithic Period (c. 35,000–10,000 BC). First discovered in 1868 at the Cro-Magnon rock shelter in the Dordogne region in southern France, the human skeletons that came to be called Cro-Magnon are now considered representative of humans at that time. Cro-Magnons were relatively more robust and powerful than today's humans, with a somewhat larger brain capacity. The Cro-Magnons are generally associated with the Aurignacian tool industry and artistic tradition (see Aurignacian culture). Cro-Magnons seem to have been a settled people, living in caves or primitive huts and lean-tos, moving only when necessary to find new hunting or because of environmental changes. It is difficult to determine how long the Cro-Magnons lasted and what happened to them; presumably they were gradually absorbed into the European populations that came later. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ayla, who had been adopted and brought up by a Neanderthal tribe, finds the culture of these Cro Magnons as strange and fascinating as they find hers. Gretzky then got a rousing roar - with just a smattering of boos from the cro magnon section - when lineups were announced. |
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