The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...

Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest ...

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus, a species well-known from fossils found ... However, ...

New fossil evidence from a Spanish cave suggests an unknown prehistoric human population once lived in Europe.

Fossils are like time capsules, offering us a rare chance to glimpse the distant past. Over the years, a number of ancient ...

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 ...

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.

The fossils — which may date back to 1.4 million years — were nicknamed “Pink” in honor of iconic rock band Pink Floyd.

Piecing together the story of Europe’s earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils are scarce.

The story about our ancestors can change at any moment thanks to the tireless work of researchers. In 2022, a team of experts unearthed fragments of a human skull in the Sima del E ...