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Western Europe's oldest human face discovered in Spain
The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for the third time, the oldest human in Western Europe.
Europe's oldest human face found in Atapuerca: 'We may be looking at a new species'
The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo antecessors', whose remains date back approximately 860,000 years. It is a key piece in understanding the evolution of humans on the continent.
Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe, nicknamed "Pink," discovered in Spanish pit
The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years old, researchers said.
Fossilized face fragments are oldest human ancestor remains ever found in Western Europe
Researchers in Spain have discovered pieces of a fossilized face belonging to an ancient human ancestor. The fragments cannot be conclusively identified as any particular species.
Discovery of partially fossilized face belongs to oldest human ancestor in Western Europe, new study says
A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
The Oldest Face in Europe? Meet “Pink,” the Very First Human in Western Europe
A groundbreaking discovery in the Sima del Elefante cave, located in the Atapuerca mountains of Spain, is changing what we know about the first humans in Western Europe. Researchers have identified a 1.
1.4-million-year-old bones deepen mystery of who reached Europe first
Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...
Fossilized facial bone fragments of oldest known human discovered in Spanish cave: ‘Earliest human face’
The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.
Cave discovery reveals previously unknown prehistoric human population in Europe
Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient ...
Archaeologists Unearth Continent’s Oldest Human Face
Archaeologists have discovered fossilized facial bones of an ancient human race which lived roughly 1.4 million years ago, ...
Scientists Found a Human-Neanderthal Hybrid Who Lived Long After His People Went Extinct
Neanderthal genes seem to have hung around long after Neanderthals themselves did, as new scientific dating of the famed ...