capacity was about 1,600 cubic centimetres (98 cu in), larger than the average for modern  humans . Etymology The name derives from the  Abri de Cro-Magnon  ( French :  rock shelter  of Cro-Magnon,  the big cave in  Occitan ) near the  commune  of  Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil  in southwestern  France , where the first specimen