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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 ...
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Neanderthals, modern humans and a mysterious human lineage mingled in caves in ancient Israel, study finds
A newly excavated cave in Israel holds burials and artifacts suggesting that multiple human species commingled and shared ...
Genomic study indicates our capacity for language emerged 135,000 years ago
It is a deep question, from deep in our history: when did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic ...
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What Was It Like for Our Sapiens Ancestors to Meet and Mix With Cousin Species?
Until now, at least 14 different species have been assigned to the genus Homo since it emerged in Ethiopia some 2.8 million ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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1.4 million-year-old cheekbones of mysterious human relative rewrite history
The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.
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 ...
Fragments of a face more than a million years old found in Spanish cave
Bones from the hominin, dubbed “Pink” after the rock band Pink Floyd, significantly predate those of a species previously ...
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 ...
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 ...