These individuals are portrayed by modern society as sullen and selfish beasts of nature. Evidence can be pulled from all over Europe to provide a perfect explanation of how Neanderthals were anything but. Neanderthals had the ability to care for those who couldn't do it themselves. One of the best-known cases of compassion among Neanderthals is that of the “Old Man of La Chapelle”. This name was given to a male found in limestone bedrock discovered in France in 1908. He is believed to have lived 56,000 years ago and was the first nearly complete Neanderthal specimen ever discovered. Scientists believe it was relatively old by Neanderthal standards and its teeth were now covered in bone. This indicates that man sometimes lost his teeth well before his death, allowing the gums to heal and the bones to recover. He was missing teeth and would have had difficulty chewing his food, which, combined with his age, would have made survival rather difficult. The old man's skeleton was also riddled with other kinds of illness, broken bones, which made life difficult to manage without his help. The other members of the community would have worked together to care for him until his death. Other Neanderthal remains show signs of server damage that could have been life-threatening, but evidence shows some of the injuries were completely healed. Stating that the Neanderthals who suffered serious injuries were treated by other members of the team.