Common Ancestor of Humans and Neanderthals Found in Spain
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Archaeology
- Subcategories: Anthropology, Anthropologists, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Spain
- Date: May 30, 1997
Article abstract: Anthropologists discovered the fossil skull of a boy who lived in Spain nearly 800,000 years ago. His skull combined features of both modern humans and earlier human species.
Discovery of Fossils
In 1976, paleontologists working in the Atapuercan hills near Burgos in Northern Spain discovered the largest known collection of human bones from the Middle Pleistocene period, dating from about 300,000 years ago. They found the bones of at least thirty-two people in a large pit known as Sima de los Huesos (cave of bones). Scientists have...
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