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.
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.
1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe
Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor.
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.
Western Europe’s oldest face adds new wrinkles to human evolution
Face bones unearthed in a cave suggest that members of our genus, Homo, reached northern Spain as early as 1.4 million years ago.
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.
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.
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 uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe
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 ...
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 ...
Spanish fossils may represent unknown ancient human species
Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a ...
Fragments Of A Million-Year-Old Face Found In Spain Shed New Light On Ancient Human Migrations
In a system of caves in the Atapuerca Mountains in Spain, nearly 50 years of systematic archaeological excavations have ...