The archaeological site of the Sima de los Huesos in Spain’s Burgos province has revealed shards from a skull a half million years old.

JULY 27, 2010 | ALICIA RIVERA

Today, the remains of her jaw are being used to shed light on the childhood of Homo antecessor.

Staff | June 15, 2010

In 2006, Germany celebrated the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the first Neanderthal, named after a valley near Düsseldorf. The media joked about the "first German." But, 40,000 years ago, there were no border controls, and Neanderthal fossils have been found in a dozen countries all over Europe and Western Asia.

11 May 2010

Oliver Hochadel, History of Science

Hippos, rhinos, giant saber-toothed tigers, elephants, wild dogs and other inhabitants of the savannah, always under the watchful eye of former scavengers such as hyenas or the first European, Homo antecessor, are some of the major players of the exhibition "Europe a million years ago”, which can be seen until March 7th at the Museum of Lleida: diocesan and regional.

27 january 2010