Or Homo sapiens sapiens. Following the disappearance of the Neanderthal 25,000 years ago, it currently remains the only representative of the human species. It appeared in the Middle East 100,000 years ago and colonised Europe 60,000 years later.

It was long called Cro-Magnon Man, from the name of a rock shelter in the Dordogne where human remains similar to our anatomy were discovered in 1863. Today, this designation retains only a historical significance.