Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The remains have helped to fill in gaps in the fossil record and move science closer to understanding human evolution in ...

The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.

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 incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw ... Researchers working in the region have also found more recent fossils from Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens.

The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...

Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient ...

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years ...