Re: CRO-MAGNON

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In article <3qrbhd$11a@ixnews3.ix.netcom.com>,
HAROLD SILVERSTEIN <SANS@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>Does anyone know of any Cro-Magnon fossils that were found with
>conceptual art?
>
>I keep reading that Cro-Magnons painted the caves, but Cro-Magnon
>fossils seem to be found with stone tools and shell beads and not
>much more.
>
>Thanks, Marita

I cannot, off hand, think of any pleistocene burials associated with
'representational art'. The wall art of European caves is attributed
to 'cro-magnon' for what that means by default. What other alternative
is there? Cro-magnon is simply a handy label for Homo sapiens sapiens]
from Pleistocene contexts in Europe.
If you visit Les Eyzies the 'capitol of Prehistory' your can stay at the
Hotel Cro-Magnon and perhaps park your car with the nose in what remains
of the rockshelter from which the original Cro-Magnon skeleton was found.

Matthew Hill (MHHILL@WATARTS.UWATERLOO.CA)
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