Louis Lartet

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1868–1869

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Louis Lartet, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Event of 1868: Discovery of the first identified skeletons of Cro-Magnon early modern humans by

   1868–1869

   Role: Geologist and paleontologist who conducted the excavations

   1. 11868 · Rock shelter near Les EyziesInitial Discovery of Human Remains

      Workmen found animal bones, flint tools, and human skulls in the rock shelter, prompting Lartet's involvement.

   2. 21868 · Cro-Magnon rock shelterExcavation by Louis Lartet

      Lartet excavated the site, finding partial skeletons of four adults and one infant along with artifacts.

   3. 31868 · Les Eyzies, DordogneIdentification as Distinct Prehistoric Race

      The remains were identified as a new prehistoric human race distinct from Neanderthals.

   4. 41869 · FranceProposal of Homo sapiens fossilis

      Lartet proposed the subspecies name Homo sapiens fossilis in 1869.

Sources

1. Louis Lartet Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-08