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They weren't cro-magnan then. They were simply hominids (not homo sapiens) who eventually disappeared from the gene pool.

Hidelbergenis and Homo Erectus are thought to be one and the same by many scientists. Because of the paucity of remains found, they cannot be sure,nor can they be sure that the remains are of the people who actually made the tools. Homo Erectus has been found over most of Europe, Asia and Africa. Remains have been found that date up to 10,000 years before present, side by side with Cro-magnan and Neanderthals. Homo Erectus has a skeleton that is human in every way,slightly smaller cranium, and dates back to about 500,000 years before present depending on who you are talking too. A Homo Erectus Skeleton found at Turkana, well here is a quote from a book about Archeology:

The most famous of the Homo erectus specimens found in Africa is the fossil of "Narikotome Homo erectus ," or the "Turkana Boy," which was found near Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is confirmed that the fossil was that of a 12-year-old boy, who would have been 1.83 meters tall in adolescence. The upright skeletal structure of the fossil is no different from that of modern man. The American paleoanthropologist Alan Walker said that he doubted that "the average pathologist could tell the difference between the fossil skeleton and that of a modern human."

So, many different takes on the remains found over the world and in England. If you find a part of a skull and some teeth you can hardly base a theory on them, or even really project how the species looked or were formed. This happens all too often and should be taken with a grain of salt. Until they find more remains, more bones, then they are just speculating as to what/who these people were.

Sorry if I rambled on here but I am fasinated about this subject and do a lot of reading on it. Thanks for letting me talk.

There are probably tons more remains under the ground of other hominids/homo erectus species....who never made the grade to homo sapiens. They undoubtedly had all kinds of different looks, skulls, sizes, etc....all very primate like, not not developed enough to become human beings.

What I find interesting is what that FIRST generation of cro magnan did...it THOUGHT, drew pictures, marked its tools for ownership or craftsmanship, drew pictures on its bowls and other utensils, decorated itself with feathers and so on...and had awarenes of death.
There had to have been geniuses who really wondered "What the heck is it all about?"

There were the Michael Moores and Ted "Hic!" Kennedys too. Lol.