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==Origin==

==Origin==

''Cro-Magnon'', a [[cave]] near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies, France]

''Cro-Magnon'', a [[cave]] near [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies, France]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1869]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1869]

The name comes from the ''Abri de Cro-Magnon'' (French: [[rock shelter]] of Cro-Magnon, the big cave in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_language Occitan]) near the commune of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil] in southwestern France, where the first specimen was found. Being the oldest known modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) in Europe, the ''Cro-Magnon''s were from the outset linked to the well-known [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux Lascaux] cave paintings and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurignacian Aurignacian] culture whose remains were well known from southern France and Germany. As additional remains of early modern humans were discovered in archaeological sites from Western Europe and elsewhere, and dating techniques improved in the early 20th century, new finds were added to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_hominoid_taxonomy taxonomic classification].

The name comes from the ''Abri de Cro-Magnon'' (French: [[rock shelter]] of Cro-Magnon, the big cave in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_language Occitan]) near the commune of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil] in southwestern France, where the first specimen was found. Being the oldest known modern humans (Homo sapiens sapiens) in Europe, the ''Cro-Magnon''s were from the outset linked to the well-known [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux Lascaux] cave paintings and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurignacian Aurignacian] culture whose remains were well known from southern France and Germany. As additional remains of early modern humans were discovered in archaeological sites from Western Europe and elsewhere, and dating techniques improved in the early 20th century, new finds were added to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_hominoid_taxonomy taxonomic classification].

The term "Cro-Magnon" soon came to be used in a general sense to describe the oldest modern people in Europe. By the 1970s the term was used for any early modern human wherever found, as was the case with the far-flung [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebel_Qafzeh_remains Jebel Qafzeh remains in Israel] and various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Indians Paleo-Indians] in the Americas. However, analyses based on more current data concerning the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations migrations of early humans] have contributed to a refined definition of this [[expression]]. Today, the term "Cro-Magnon" falls outside the usual naming [[conventions]] for early humans, though it remains an important term within the [[archaeological]] community as an identifier for the commensurate [[fossil]] remains in Europe and adjacent areas. Current scientific literature prefers the term "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_humans European Early Modern Humans]" (or EEMH), instead of "Cro-Magnon". The oldest definitely dated EEMH specimen is the Grotta del Cavallo tooth dated in 2011 to at least 43,000 years old.[2]

The term "Cro-Magnon" soon came to be used in a general sense to describe the oldest modern people in Europe. By the 1970s the term was used for any early modern human wherever found, as was the case with the far-flung [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebel_Qafzeh_remains Jebel Qafzeh remains in Israel] and various [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Indians Paleo-Indians] in the Americas. However, analyses based on more current data concerning the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_human_migrations migrations of early humans] have contributed to a refined definition of this [[expression]]. Today, the term "Cro-Magnon" falls outside the usual naming [[conventions]] for early humans, though it remains an important term within the [[archaeological]] community as an identifier for the commensurate [[fossil]] remains in Europe and adjacent areas. Current scientific literature prefers the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_modern_humans European Early Modern Humans]" (or EEMH), instead of "Cro-Magnon". The oldest definitely dated EEMH specimen is the Grotta del Cavallo tooth dated in 2011 to at least 43,000 years old.[2]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1:  a hominid of a tall erect [[race]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic] known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern France and classified as the same [[species]] (Homo sapiens) as present-day [[humans]]

*1:  a hominid of a tall erect [[race]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic] known from skeletal remains found chiefly in southern France and classified as the same [[species]] (Homo sapiens) as present-day [[humans]]

==Description==

==Description==

'''Cro-Magnon''' is a name that has been used to describe the first [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomically_modern_humans#Early_modern_humans early modern humans] (early Homo sapiens sapiens) of the European [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic]. Current scientific [[literature]] prefers the term European Early Modern Humans (EEMH), to the term 'Cro-Magnon' which has no formal [[taxonomic]] status, as it refers neither to a species or subspecies nor to an archaeological phase or culture. The earliest known remains of Cro-Magnon-like humans are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating radiocarbon dated] to 43,000 years before present.

'''Cro-Magnon''' is a name that has been used to describe the first [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomically_modern_humans#Early_modern_humans early modern humans] (early Homo sapiens sapiens) of the European [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic]. Current scientific [[literature]] prefers the term European Early Modern Humans (EEMH), to the term 'Cro-Magnon' which has no formal [[taxonomic]] status, as it refers neither to a species or subspecies nor to an archaeological phase or culture. The earliest known remains of Cro-Magnon-like humans are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiocarbon_dating radiocarbon dated] to 43,000 years before present.

''Cro-Magnons'' were robustly built and powerful. The [[body]] was generally heavy and solid with a strong musculature. The forehead was fairly straight rather than sloping like in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthals Neanderthals], and with only slight browridges. The face was short and wide. Like other modern humans, ''Cro-Magnons'' had a prominent chin. The brain capacity was about 1,600 cubic centimetres (98 cu in), larger than the [[average]] for [[modern]] humans. However, recent research suggests that the physical dimensions of so-called "Cro-Magnon" are not sufficiently different from modern humans to warrant a [[separate]] designation.

''Cro-Magnons'' were robustly built and powerful. The [[body]] was generally heavy and solid with a strong musculature. The forehead was fairly straight rather than sloping like in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthals Neanderthals], and with only slight browridges. The face was short and wide. Like other modern humans, ''Cro-Magnons'' had a prominent chin. The brain capacity was about 1,600 cubic centimetres (98 cu in), larger than the [[average]] for [[modern]] humans. However, recent research suggests that the physical dimensions of so-called "Cro-Magnon" are not sufficiently different from modern humans to warrant a [[separate]] designation.

==Compare==

==Compare==

*'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cro-Magnon#Origin_of_the_Cro-Magnon_people Origin of Cro-Magnon people]'''''

*'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cro-Magnon#Origin_of_the_Cro-Magnon_people Origin of Cro-Magnon people]'''''

*'''''[[Paper 80 - Andite Expansion in the Occident|Andite Expansion in the Occident]]'''''

*'''''[[Paper 80 - Andite Expansion in the Occident|Andite Expansion in the Occident]]'''''

[[Category: Archaeology]]

[[Category: Archaeology]]