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.
Scientists find oldest human remains in Western Europe
An international team of archaeologists, led by Spanish experts from the University of Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, has discovered the oldest human remains in Western Europe, Azernews reports.
Million-year-old face fossil sheds new light on ancient human migrations
Archaeologists discover oldest known human face fossil in western Europe - Scientists say a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old
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.
Researchers Unearth Oldest Known Human Facial Bones Ever Found in Western Europe
Researchers in Spain have discovered mysterious fossilized facial fragments that belonged to an unknown early human species. The bones are the oldest human fossils discovered in Western Europe, according to a study published this week in the journal Nature.
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. The team did so for the first time in 1994,
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.
1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe
After discovering fossilized facial bones in Spain, researchers now say they've found the oldest face of Western Europe. In 2022, researchers with the Atapuerca Project uncovered facial bones from an early human ancestor at the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca,
Meet 'Pink': The 1.4-million-year-old face changing Europe's human story
Researchers say the fossil suggests a previously unknown human species lived in Europe over one million years ago.
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 ...
Fragments of a face more than a million years old found in Spanish cave
Bones from the hominin, dubbed “Pink” after the rock band Pink Floyd, significantly predate those of a species previously ...
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.
Archaeologists find million-year-old fossil of a human ancestor
A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The ...
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Human ancestors arrived in Western Europe much earlier than previously thought, fossil face fragments reveal
Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest ...
Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe
A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday.
Fragments of a million-year-old face found in Spain shed new light on ancient human migrations
A fossil face reveals that a prehistoric human species reached Western Europe much earlier than anybody thought.
A new discovery sheds light on our long-extinct cousins
Since the discovery, researchers spent more than two years meticulously studying the remains of a million-year-old face. They ...