Homo aff. erectus has more primitive facial features—specifically in the area of the cheeks—than Homo antecessor, Martinón-Torres added, with the latter’s mid-face region bearing ...

Despite its unusual features, this skull still carries ... 2000s with the discovery of five ancient skulls. These skulls belong to Homo erectus, but they are much smaller than typical Homo erectus ...

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found ...

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.

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

The oldest in Western Europe, this fractured skull has introduced a series of new questions about early humanity.

The partial skull bears similarities to Homo erectus, but there are also some ... single fragment versus many bones that show a range of features, said University of Zurich paleoanthropologist ...

Analysis - Piecing together the story of Europe's earliest settlers is a challenge, largely because relevant human fossils ...

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus ... Torres said the morphology of the skull fossil found in 2022 didn’t match up with the features of Homo antecessor.

The team suspects the specimens belonged to Homo erectus ... Torres said the morphology of the skull fossil found in 2022 didn’t match up with the features of Homo antecessor.