Scientists Discover Western Europe’s Oldest Face—and a Previously Unknown Human Group

The fragmentary bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago.

Mar 12, 2025 - 18:37
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Scientists Discover Western Europe’s Oldest Face—and a Previously Unknown Human Group
A 3D image and original fossil of a Homo aff. erectus individual found at Sima del Elefante.

The fragmentary bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain more than one million years ago.