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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christina Larson

Million-year-old face fossil sheds new light on ancient human migrations

Archaeological excavation work at the Sima del Elefante site where the fossil was found - (IPHES-CERCA)

Archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor in western Europe.

The incomplete skull — which includes a section of the left cheek bone and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022.

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