A prehistoric human, believed to be ancestral
to Europeans, the first skeletons of which
were found 1868 in the Cro-Magnon cave near
Les Eyzies, in the Dordogne region of France.
They are thought to have superseded the
Neanderthals about 40,000 years ago. Although
biologically advanced, they were more robust
in build than present-day humans. They hunted
bison, reindeer, and horses, and are
associated with two successive Upper
Paleolithic cultures (Aurignacian and
Magdalenian), which produced fine flint and
bone tools, jewellery, and naturalistic cave
paintings.