Atapuerca rewrites the history of Europe’s first inhabitants
IPHES-CERCA leads a study published in Nature on ‘Pink,’ a facial fragment discovered in Sima del Elefante. This fossil has been assigned to Homo aff. erectus, a different and more primitive species than Homo antecessor.
University College London
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Dr. Rosa Huguet, researcher at IPHES-CERCA and professor at Rovira i Virgili University. First author of the paper. Credit: Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA.
view moreCredit: Credit: Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA.
Journal
Nature
Subject of Research
People
Article Title
The earliest human face of Western Europe
Article Publication Date
12-Mar-2025
Original fossil (ATE7-1) alongside the mirrored right side by means of virtual 3D imaging techniques of the face of a hominin assigned to Homo aff. erectus found in level the TE7 of Sima del Elefante site. Credit: Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA / Elena Santos / CENIEH.
General view of the archaeological excavation work at the Sima del Elefante site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos). Credit: Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA.
3D virtual reconstruction of t [VIDEO] |
3D virtual reconstruction of the ATE7-1 individual recovered at level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante site (Atapuerca, Burgos). Credit: Elena Santos / CENIEH.
Archaeological excavation work [VIDEO] |
Archaeological excavation work at level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos). Credit: Javier Trueba / Madrid Scientific Films / IPHES-CERCA.
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