Discovery of million-year-old human face sheds light on ancient ancestors
Scientists have unearthed facial bones that may belong to a previously unknown human species. The bones, nicknamed "Pink," are estimated to be a million years old.
Discovery: Human ancestors walked upright over 2 million years ago
Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 million years ago.
1.4-Million-Year-Old Skull Fragments Linked to Mystery Human Ancestor
The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago.
Oldest-Known Face Fossil Of Human Ancestor Discovered In Spain
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 facial bone fragments of oldest known human discovered in Spanish cave: ‘Earliest human face’
A blast from the past! Archeologists unearthed fossilized bone fragments in a cave in Spain that may represent a previously unknown species — making it the oldest-known human fossil ever discovered in Western Europe.
Skull fragments found in Spain point to previously unknown ancient humans
Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed “Pink” discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ago, scientists said Wednesday.
Ancient Human Skull Discovered in Spain Rewrite the History of Early Europeans
The Atapuerca archaeological site in Spain has once again provided an important discovery about human evolution. Scientists have uncovered facial bones that are between 1.4 and 1.1 million years old,
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The biggest coincidence in human evolution
Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different cultures and environments and with no means ...
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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 ...
Major archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover human bones from 1.4m years ago
It marks the first time significant remains older than 1 million years old have been discovered in Western Europe.
Earliest human face fossil from Western Europe, nicknamed "Pink," discovered in Spanish pit
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 ...
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 ...
Evolution: Theory of How Humans Got Our Noses Challenged
According to the researchers, their conclusions about the facial development of embryonic mice also appears to apply to us ...
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 ...
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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.
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 ...