Europe’s Oldest Human Named After Pink Floyd

Spanish archaeologists have named the oldest hominid ever found in Europe ‘Pink’ after the legendary English rock band Pink Floyd.

Remains of humankind’s ancient ancestor – dating back 1.4 million years – were unearthed in northern Spain earlier this year.

Now the team who discovered them – Juan Luis Arsuaga, Eudald Carbonell and Jose Maria Bermudez de Castro – have named the hominid ‘Pink’.