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 yellow/brown plastic cast cranium and mandible 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, some pieces are 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: 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Oct 2020
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: EO400840
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