The fragmentary facial bones belong to Homo affinis erectus, an esoteric offshoot of our family tree that inhabited Spain ...

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

The remains have helped to fill in gaps in the fossil record and move science closer to understanding human evolution in ...

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

Fragments of a partial skull unearthed in a cave in northern Spain have revealed a previously unknown population of ancient ...

Some of the eldest bones ever discovered could reconstruct our understanding of mankind's history – the find 'introduces a ...

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

The upper jawbone and partial cheek bone represent a mysterious unknown species that lived in present-day Spain between 1.1 ...

A group of scientists have discovered the jaw bone of an ancient human species that lived about 1.4 million years ago. The ...

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday.

Scientists discovered ancient facial fossils in Spain that may represent a new human species, reshaping early European ...