La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Neanderthal Man, Fossil Hominid
name: label: Collector
content: A. Bouyssonie, J. Bouyssonie & L. Bardon
label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: European Region
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Pleistocene
label: Notes
content: Light brown plastic cast cranium of La Chapelle-aux-Saint, also known as "The Old Man of La Chapelle," from the species Homo neanderthalensis. This well-preserved skull shows the low, receding forehead, protruding midface, and heavy browridges typical of Homo neanderthalensis. The cranium is mostly complete, however, areas in black indicate missing pieces; most of the maxillary teeth are also missing. Scientists estimate the individual was quite old by the time he died, as bone had re-grown along the gums where he had lost several teeth, perhaps decades before. La Chapelle-aux-Saint is about 60,000 years old.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Mar 2023
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Europe, France
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Homo neanderthalensis
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400971
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Primates, Hominidae
physicalDescription: label: Is this real?
content: No, it's a cast.
label: Life Stage
content: Adult
label: Material
content: Plastic, Paint
label: Sex
content: Male