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The rock shelter in Les Eyzies, France, where the first Cro-Magnon Man specimens were found.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The earliest known form of modern human (Homo sapiens) in Europe, dating from the late Paleolithic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
A backward and stupid person, a knuckle-dragger or troglodyte.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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noun
extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Homo sapiens
History
From French Cro-Magnon, from Occitan Cròs-Manhon. Named after Abri de Cro-Magnon, a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Dordogne, France, where the first skeletons were found in 1868.
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