A groundbreaking discovery in the Sima del Elefante cave, located in the Atapuerca mountains of Spain, is changing what we know about the first humans in Western Europe. Researchers have identified a 1.

Archaeologists discovered a 1.1 to 1.4 million-year-old fossilized partial face in northern Spain, making it the oldest human ancestor remains in west

The prehistoric facial bones were found buried in 50 feet of mud and silt, and are believed to be 1.1 to 1.4 million years old, researchers said.