Europe, fossil and human evolution

Cave discovery reveals earliest known human fossils in Western Europe
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.
Archaeologists discover oldest known partial face fossil of 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 old.
Scientists Discover Western Europe’s Oldest Face—and a Previously Unknown Human Group
The fragmentary bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago.
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. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022.
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.
1.4 million-year-old skull found in Spain is 'earliest human face of Western Europe'
Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.
Face of Overlooked Human Ancestor Could Set Record in Western Europe
Scientists have put a face, but not an official name, to the earliest human ancestor ever found in Western Europe. This newly discovered hominin is a "new actor in the story of human evolution," says excavation coordinator Rosa Huguet,
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 ...
Neanderthals and Early Humans Hung Out Way More Than We Thought, Study Finds
The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared ...
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Unearthing Pink: A New Player in Europe's Human Evolution
Scientists discovered ancient facial fossils in Spain that may represent a new human species, reshaping early European ...
The last days of the Neanderthals
The climate and early human societies were changing quickly during the fall of our closest evolutionary relative—and are big ...
Meet 'Pink', the new face of human evolution in Europe
Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed "Pink" discovered in Spain are from a potential ...
First burials: Compelling evidence that Neanderthal and Homo sapiens engaged in cultural exchange
The first-ever published research on Tinshemet Cave reveals that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens in the mid-Middle Paleolithic ...
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Burial bonds: 110,000-year-old human-Neanderthal grave shows shared rituals
Tinshemet Cave in Israel shows that homo sapiens and Neanderthals interacted and exchanged more profoundly than previously understood.