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  • March 2008

    • New Fossil Rocks Human History

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 27, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      New Fossil Rocks Human History

      (Newser) - An incredibly old jawbone discovered in a Spanish cave could rewrite human history, scientists say. The bone with teeth is 1.2 million years old and belongs to a long-extinct human ancestor called Homo antecessor. It's at least 300,000 years older than any other human fossil found in Europe. The discovery, along with stone tools and animal bones at the site, suggests that early humans colonized Europe much earlier than thought, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      Europe  • archaeology  • fossil  • anthropology  • Neanderthals  • origins of humanity  • jawbone  • Homo antecessor

  • June 2007

    • Oldest European Human Fossil Discovered

      BBC  |  Jun 30, 07 10:51 AM CDT

      Oldest European Human Fossil Discovered

      (Newser) - A million-year-old tooth belonging to a distant human ancestor has been unearthed in northern Spain, the BBC reports. Scientists touted the pre-molar as western Europe’s “oldest human fossil remain” by more than 200,000 years. The tooth was found Wednesday at the Atapuerca site, where caves have already yielded evidence of prehistoric human occupation. More »

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      Spain  • fossil  • tooth  • Homo antecessor

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