(Technically, their name is pronounced the French way, “cro man-YON.”) Populations of Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon people overlapped in Europe for a few thousand years. They did interbreed ...

Frontlines | Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon: Equals in the Hunt The hunting prowess of the Neanderthal matched those who supplanted them, the Cro-Magnon, say researchers who have examined ungulate teeth ...

When they come face-to-face with the Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon men, people have as close as they can get to a real encounter ... perhaps more suited to endurance running than short bursts of speed.

They were generally taller than Neanderthals (in some cases ... endured harsh environmental conditions. Cro-Magnon 1, the ...

But they finally became extinct - about 28,000 years ago - because Cro-Magnon Man was more socially advanced and able to develop communities and a language. In the end, Neanderthals were outwitted ...

Note that the Neanderthal is painted plaster of paris, with the maroon spots indicating pieces missing from the original. The Cro Magnon skull is molded fiberglass. When you view the casts head-on ...

The Neanderthal skull and jawbone (above, at left) belong to the so-called "Old Man" of La Chapelle-aux ... at right) come from Cro-Magnon I, one of several individuals whose remains turned ...