The burial place of the man of la Chapelle-aux-Saints

Almost a century after its discovery, the man of la Chapelle aux Saints is still a worldwide and essential reference in paleontology and a milestone in the history of mankind.

As a matter of fact, the search and then the study of the burial place showed for the first time that the Neandertal men buried their deads many thousand years ago.

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The face of the man of la Chapelle-aux-Saints reconstructed after Marcellin Boule's interpretation. 1911/1913

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