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La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 fossil site

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Description


"The Old Man"

La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 (also known as "The Old Man") is a partial skeleton of the species Homo neanderthalensis. It was discovered in La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France by A. and J. Bouyssonie, and L. Bardon in 1908. It is the remains of a male neanderthal of about 40 years of age whose anatomy is characterized by loss of teeth, advanced resorption of bone in the mandible and signs of advanced arthritis.

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