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 old, researchers said.
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 old.
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.
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 human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.
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.
Oldest human face in Europe discovered as million-year-old bone fragments unearthed
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.
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.
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.
Saturday Citations: A baffling discovery from Webb; the face of an early human; humans and dogs like to chill together
This week, we reported on the difficulty humans experience trying to read their dogs' emotions. Researchers reported that ...
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.
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1.4-Million-Year-Old Skull Fragments Linked to Mystery Human Ancestor
Most of a human face found in northern Spain belongs to a primitive archaic human, marking the oldest known evidence of hominins in western Europe, anthropologists announced Wednesday. The facial ...
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Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe
Bone fragments from a cave in northern Spain suggest there were multiple hominin species living in western Europe around a ...
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 ...
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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," ...