The paintings here are masterpieces of realism; the impact of the art by itself, let alone the antiquity, is stunning. Surely this was the culmination of the long, slow evolution of Cro-Magnon art.

But trying to put yourself in the same place as the Cro-Magnon cave artists of the Upper Paleolithic period (50,000-15,000 years ago) is a leap through time and space far beyond.

Not until the late 19th century did humans learn of the extraordinary art produced by their Ice Age ancestors, the Cro-Magnon people of Western Europe. These early artists decorated walls of caves ...

The people who were once known as "Cro-Magnon" were responsible for some of the oldest recorded cave art created by anatomically modern humans in Europe.

Cro-Magnon created the first cave art, but late Neanderthals made body ornaments, so the depth of cognitive difference between the two just is not clear." ...

Cro-Magnon may have been the original "apartment hunters" and displaced the bears by competing with them for the same caves the animals used for winter den sites.

But the Cro-Magnons, like the Ice Agers who built Stonehenge, may have figured out calendaring much earlier. Author Michael Rothschild says the Cro-Magnon cave drawings were more than fancy art.

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 ...

Cro-Magnon vs. Neanderthal: What Is the Difference? Though similar to Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons have some interesting differences. What does the fossil record reveal about their intelligence and how ...

Cro-Magnon people used their brig brains to make tools, speak and sing, create weapons, built huts, make clothing and jewelry, and paint on cave walls.

Though similar to Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons have some interesting differences. What does the fossil record reveal about their intelligence and how they survived?