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Study: Ancient man lived in Spain 1.4 million years ago

Politiko 2025-04-20 12:50:32

Study: Ancient man lived in Spain 1.4 million years ago

Scientists have discovered the oldest human face in Western Europe, potentially rewriting the history of human evolution.

The ancient man nicknamed 'Rose' lived on the Iberian Peninsula of Spain between 1.1 and 1.4 million years ago.

This means that it predates the arrival of modern humans, Homo sapiens, on the continent by just 45,000 years ago.

The fossilized remains are distinct from other ancient hominin remains found in the area, raising the possibility that 'Rose' could be an entirely new human species.

Fragments of this hominin face were discovered in 2022 inside a cave called Sima del Elefante, where some of the oldest human remains in Europe have been found.

However, Pink appears to have a different structure from the ancestor Homo, another human species that lived in the same area until 860,000 years ago.

Instead, he resembles Homo Erectus, a much more ancient human species that appeared in Africa two million years ago and was the first to walk on two legs like a modern human.

Researchers believe that the 'Rose' species may have been among the first people to arrive in Europe before being wiped out by a sudden climate change.

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