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| Catalog number: | La Chapelle-aux Saints 1 | |
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| Common name: | "The Old Man" | |
| Species: | Homo neanderthalensis | |
| Age: | 60,000 yrs. old | |
| Place discovered: | La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France | |
| Date discovered: | 1908 | |
| Discovered by: | L.Bardon, A. Bouyssonie, J. Bouyssonie | |
La Chapelle-aux Saints 1 (AKA The Old Man) is a fossilized skull of the species Homo neanderthalensis. It was discovered in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France by A. and J. Bouyssonie, and L. Bardon in 1908. Its characteristics include the low vaulted cranium and large browridge typical of Neanderthals. It is estimated to be about 60,000 years old. This specimen was severely arthritic and had lost all his teeth, with evidence of healing. For him to have lived on would have required that someone process his food for him, one of the earliest examples of Neanderthal altruism (similar to Shanidar I.)
References
- Images of La Chapelle-aux Saints 1. Retrieved on 2006-07-14.
See also
- List of fossil sites (with link directory)
- List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)
