Question

Write a note on Cro-magnon man. 

Answer 1

Cromagnon Man (Homo sapiens fossils):

1. It is the closest ancestor of modern man.
2. It lived in France and Spain and made paintings inside caves and ornaments from ivory.
3. It was an omnivore having the aesthetic sense.
4. The Cro-magnons were about 180 cm in height with large skull, rounded forehead, distinct  chin, narrow nose, eyebrow ridges thin and broad face.
5. The cranial capacity was about 1600 c.c.
6. They lived in caves with families.
7. They were expert in hunting and painting. They made tools and weapons such as spearheads, bows and arrows.
8. They made ornaments from ivory and decorated their bodies.
9. They used hides of animals to protect their body and buried their dead according to their customs.