The discovery is particularly important as it places the arrival of the first populations in Europe before the 'Homo ...

A groundbreaking discovery in the Sima del Elefante cave, located in the Atapuerca mountains of Spain, is changing what we ...

Alongside the structure, researchers found stone tools, a wedge, and a digging stick, suggesting these early humans had ...

Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor.

Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million years old that may represent a ...

Face bones unearthed in a cave suggest that members of our genus, Homo, reached northern Spain as early as 1.4 million years ago.

Researchers also found additional relics like stone tools made from flint and quartz, as well as animal bones displaying cut ...

The Sima del Elefante site, in the Sierra de Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain), has once again been the scene of an extraordinary discovery. A team of researchers has identified a human facial fragment dated ...

Found at the Sima del Elefante Site in the Sierra de Atapuerca, northern Spain, the prehistoric face and its long-dead owner ...

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is a unique underground burial complex on the island of Malta that covers 500 square meters (5,381 square feet). It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980, owing to its ...