Scientists discovered humans descended from two ancient populations, not one. These groups split 1.5 million years ago.
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Photo: See the jaw bone of the human ancestor discovered in SpainA group of scientists have discovered the jaw bone of an ancient human species that lived about 1.4 million years ago. The ...
"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.
The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...
Archeologists have unearthed what could be the oldest human face in Western Europe. Dated at between 1.1 and 1.4 million years, the bone fragments have some resemblance to extinct Homo erectus and was ...
It marks the first time significant remains older than 1 million years old have been discovered in Western Europe.
The research "introduces a new actor in the history of human evolution in Europe," study author Rosa Huguet, of Spain's University of Rovira i Virgili, said at a news conference, according to the ...
Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor, based in Royston, U.K. His focus is reporting on science and health. He has covered archeology, geology, and physics extensively. Ian joined ...
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