Scientists have discovered the oldest known human remains in Western Europe, estimated between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old, in Spain’s Atapuerca region. The fossilized facial bones ...

Europe's oldest vanilla pod (below), found in Prague Castle (above). Credit: J. Irmišová et al. A recent archaeobotanical study has uncovered an unexpected discovery in the heart of Europe: the oldest ...

PRAGUE CASTLE, CZECH REPUBLIC—La Brújula Verde reports that excavations within Prague Castle yielded the oldest vanilla bean pod in Europe. Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs had ...

The fossil of the left midface of a hominin between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old recovered from the Sima del Elefante site (IPHES-CERCA) ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone ...

Spanish researchers have found the remains of a facial fragment in Atapuerca, in northern Spain, which has been identified as ...

Scientists have revealed the discovery of the earliest face in western Europe offers "fascinating" insight into the evolution of humans. Bone fragments of the human face, from the left cheek bone ...

A fragment of a face from a human ancestor is the oldest in Western Europe, according to the results of a new study published this week. The incomplete skull — a section of the left cheek bone ...

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. "The fossil is exciting," said Eric Delson, a paleontologist at the American ...