The mandibular canal of the "old man" of Cro-Magnon: anatomical-radiological study.
BACKGROUND
The radiological study of the 'old man' of Cro-Magnon mandible complements the one published about the mandibular canal of the "Neanderthal Man" of La Chapelle-aux-Saints with which it is compared.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to explore the internal structure of this famous fossil.


METHODS
The mandible of the "old man" of Cro-Magnon (22,000 BC) was studied with panoramic radiography and CT scanning.


RESULTS
The mandibular canal is similar to that of modern man. The images obtained are of a good quality and can be used for analysis of the internal structures of bony fossils.


CONCLUSIONS
The mandible of the "old man" of Cro-Magnon belongs to the species Homo sapiens sapiens.
Goudot
Patrick
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Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Montpellier, France. chir-maxillofac-sec@chu-montpellier.fr
D002680:Chin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005580:Fossils; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed