The earliest fossil of human face in Western Europe, nicknamed “Pink”, was found in a Spanish pit

Spanish researchers have unearthed a fossil from potential prehistoric members of human family trees, which they say is the earliest remains found in Western Europe.

Facial bones from adults were found in 2022 at the Atapuerca archaeological site in northern Spain. Since then, a group of scientists have been working hard to learn more about humans, and they nicknamed it Pink. The researchers shared their findings in a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature.

The pink remains have a history of 11 to 1.4 million years, the researchers said.

According to AFP News, the study “introduces new actors in the history of human evolution in Europe.”

The findings suggest that early humans settled in Europe, about 1.4 million years ago from the east to the west of the African continent. By far, the oldest human in Western Europe is gay. Experts found gay The body is about 850,000 years old.

The oldest human ancestor found in any part of Europe was the Dmanisi people, or HOMO GEORGICUSa group living in the present-day Georgia. The remains of this species date back to 1.8 million years. They were the first members of a human family known to travel from Africa to Europe.

“Pink” face

The fossil’s maxilla and part of the che bone was dug out of 52 feet deep silt and mud in Sima del Elefante, or the “elephant pit”, a location less than 1,000 feet away Gay romance Forefather It was discovered in 1994. Researchers are not enough to determine the age or gender of pink.

From those fossil bones, researchers were able to use 3D imaging to create pink face models. Faces are more “projected forward and stronger” than modern human faces gay Maria Martinon-Torres, director of the Spanish National Center for Human Evolution, told AFP.

The pink face has some similarities with human ancestors upright, The researchers said. The species spans nearly 2 million years, The first human to evolve More familiar with the body proportions and use fire and tools. The remains of the species were found in Africa, Asia and Europe.

But the similarities are not enough to enable scientists to confirm that pink is a member of the species. Instead, they proposed that pink might belong to a new possible species, which they called HOMO’FINECTUS.

“This is the most honest proposal we can make,” AFP said.

Scientists were also able to analyze small stone tools and animal bones found at excavation sites to learn more about the pink lifestyle. The researchers said the environment at that time was a humid forest landscape, with early populations living with horses, ancient cattle, monkeys and hippos. Hugh Gyu said at a press conference that there may also be a large amount of water in the area, which will become the “ideal” place for the species to settle.

Researchers suggest that the species may be HOMO GEORGICUS Species and gay Species. The study’s co-author Jose Maria Bermudez de Castro told AFP that the species could “disappear” in the age of severe global cooling that occurred nearly 900,000 years ago.

Scientists say the research on the excavation site will continue.

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