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

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

How did this face compare to Homo erectus and the Georgian skulls? Both of these hominins had pronounced differences from ...

Displaying some resemblance to Homo erectus, the specimen has been assigned as Homo affinis (aff.) erectus, pending further analysis and categorization. Dr Rosa Huguet, who coordinated excavations at ...

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 ...

A new study reveals that a mysterious human ancestors contributed 20% of modern human genes, potentially enhancing brain ...

The Spanish team says the latest remains are more primitive than Homo antecessor but bear a resemblance to Homo erectus.

Imagine the scene, around 3 million years ago in what is now east Africa. By the side of a river, an injured antelope keels ...

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

Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed "Pink" discovered in Spain are from a potential ...

Furthermore, we believe that in Pink the nose area was flattened and sunken, similar to that of the species Homo erectus and ...