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 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.

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 old.

Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient humans, according to new research.

Scientists have revealed the discovery of the earliest face in western Europe offers "fascinating" insight into the evolution of humans. Bone fragments of the human face, from the left cheek bone and upper jaw, were unearthed in Spain in 2022. Now, new research has dated the bones to 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old.

Bone fragments from a cave in northern Spain suggest there were multiple hominin species living in western Europe around a million years ago

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022.

The story of human evolution in Europe has a new character. Fossilized bone fragments unearthed in a cave in northern Spain in 2022 have revealed a previously unknown human population that lived more than 1.