These individuals are described by modern society as menacing and selfish beasts of nature. Evidence can be pulled from all over Europe to provide a perfect explanation for how Neanderthals were anything but. Neanderthals had the ability to care for those who could not do so themselves. One of the best-known cases of compassion among Neanderthals was the “Old Man of La Chapelle”. This name was given to a male found in a limestone bedrock found in France in 1908. He was said to have lived 56,000 years ago and was the first nearly complete Neanderthal specimen ever found. Scientists estimate that it was relatively old by Neanderthal standards and that its teeth were now covered in bone. This indicates that humans sometimes lost teeth long before they died, allowing the gums to heal and the bone to take its place. He was missing teeth and would have had difficulty chewing food, this combined with his age would have made survival quite difficult. The old man's skeleton was also full of other kinds of ailments, broken bones, which made life difficult to manage unless he helped him. The other members of the community would collaborate to take care of him until his death. Other Neanderthal remains show signs of server damage that could have been potentially lethal, but evidence shows some wounds were fully healed. This indicates that Neanderthals who had suffered serious injuries were cared for by other members of the