Cro-Magnon people
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The Cro-Magnon people were early modern humans in Upper Paleolithic Europe known for their advanced tools, art, and cave paintings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cro-Magnon | 1 |
| Cro-Magnon people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13175355 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cro-Magnon people Context triple: [Altamira Cave, culturalAttribution, Cro-Magnon people]
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A.
Neanderthals
Neanderthals were an extinct species of archaic humans who lived across Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago and are known for their close genetic relationship and limited interbreeding with modern humans.
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B.
Hadza people
The Hadza people are an indigenous hunter-gatherer community of north-central Tanzania, known for their ancient lifestyle, small population, and relative genetic and cultural isolation.
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C.
Neandreia
Neandreia was an ancient Greek city located in the historical region of the Troad in northwestern Asia Minor.
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D.
Denisovans
Denisovans are an extinct group of archaic humans known primarily from genetic evidence, who interbred with both Neanderthals and modern humans and contributed DNA to present-day populations in Asia and Oceania.
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E.
Homo antecessor
Homo antecessor is an extinct archaic human species known primarily from Early Pleistocene fossils in Spain, thought to represent one of the earliest human populations in Europe and a possible common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cro-Magnon people Target entity description: The Cro-Magnon people were early modern humans in Upper Paleolithic Europe known for their advanced tools, art, and cave paintings.
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A.
Neanderthals
Neanderthals were an extinct species of archaic humans who lived across Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago and are known for their close genetic relationship and limited interbreeding with modern humans.
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B.
Hadza people
The Hadza people are an indigenous hunter-gatherer community of north-central Tanzania, known for their ancient lifestyle, small population, and relative genetic and cultural isolation.
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C.
Neandreia
Neandreia was an ancient Greek city located in the historical region of the Troad in northwestern Asia Minor.
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D.
Denisovans
Denisovans are an extinct group of archaic humans known primarily from genetic evidence, who interbred with both Neanderthals and modern humans and contributed DNA to present-day populations in Asia and Oceania.
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E.
Homo antecessor
Homo antecessor is an extinct archaic human species known primarily from Early Pleistocene fossils in Spain, thought to represent one of the earliest human populations in Europe and a possible common ancestor of Neanderthals and modern humans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Upper Paleolithic population
ⓘ
early modern humans ⓘ prehistoric humans ⓘ |
| artSite |
Altamira cave
ⓘ
linked to:
Altamira Cave
Chauvet cave ⓘ
linked to:
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Cosquer cave ⓘ Lascaux cave ⓘ |
| bodyType | tall and robust ⓘ |
| burialPractice |
intentional burials
ⓘ
use of grave goods ⓘ use of red ochre ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Neanderthals ⓘ |
| cranialCapacity | similar to or slightly larger than modern humans ⓘ |
| culture |
Aurignacian culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Aurignacian
Gravettian culture ⓘ
linked to:
Gravettian
Magdalenian culture ⓘ
linked to:
Magdalenian
Solutrean culture ⓘ
linked to:
Solutrean archaeological culture
|
| diet |
fish and marine resources
ⓘ
large game animals ⓘ small game and birds ⓘ wild plants ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Louis Lartet
ⓘ
linked to:
Édouard Lartet
|
| discoverySite |
Cro-Magnon rock shelter, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Abri de Cro-Magnon
|
| discoveryYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| earliestAppearance | about 45,000 years ago ⓘ |
| economy | hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| geneticRelation | ancestors of many present-day Europeans ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced stone tools
ⓘ
bone and antler tools ⓘ burial practices ⓘ cave paintings ⓘ engraving and carving ⓘ figurative art ⓘ personal ornaments ⓘ portable art ⓘ |
| languageType | likely used complex spoken language ⓘ |
| latestAppearance | about 10,000 years ago ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| modernUsage | term largely replaced by 'early modern humans in Europe' ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after the rock shelter of Cro-Magnon in southwestern France ⓘ |
| replaced | Neanderthals in most of Europe ⓘ |
| subclassOf | anatomically modern humans ⓘ |
| taxon | Homo sapiens ⓘ |
| technology |
blade-based stone tool technology
ⓘ
harpoons ⓘ needles and sewn clothing ⓘ projectile weapons ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Pleistocene
ⓘ
linked to:
Pleistocene epoch
Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
antler
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bone ⓘ flint ⓘ ivory ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Cro-Magnon people Description of subject: The Cro-Magnon people were early modern humans in Upper Paleolithic Europe known for their advanced tools, art, and cave paintings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cro-Magnon people