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CRO-MAGNON [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-09-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Guanches
1, record 1, English, Guanches
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
aboriginal [people] inhabiting [the western group] of the Canary Islands when first encountered by the conquering Spaniards at the beginning of the 15th century. [The Guanches] are thought to have been of Cro-Magnon origin and may possibly have come from central and southern Europe via northern Africa in some distant age. 2, record 1, English, - Guanches
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Guanche
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Guanches
1, record 1, French, Guanches
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
indigènes des îles Canaries, apparentés aux Berbères et chassés de l'Afrique du Nord à l'âge de pierre. Ils ont été presque complètement exterminés par les Espagnols pendant la première moitié du XVe siècle; les survivants se sont métissés avec leurs vainqueurs. 2, record 1, French, - Guanches
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Guanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-04-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Boskop skull 1, record 2, English, Boskop%20skull
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a skull found in Boskop, near Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1913, dating from the end of Upper Palaeolithic; it has a relationship with Cro-Magnon and Bantu men 1, record 2, English, - Boskop%20skull
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crâne de Boskop 1, record 2, French, cr%C3%A2ne%20de%20Boskop
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1983-04-12
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- advanced Palaeolithic culture 1, record 3, English, advanced%20Palaeolithic%20culture
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cro-Magnon men of this time probably wore clothes made from animal skins, used long, fine bone, ivory and flint flaked tools, bows and arrows, and domesticated the dog 1, record 3, English, - advanced%20Palaeolithic%20culture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- culture du Paléolithique supérieur 1, record 3, French, culture%20du%20Pal%C3%A9olithique%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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