It marks the first time significant remains older than 1 million years old have been discovered in Western Europe.

Fossilised face fragments discovered in a cave in northern Spain have been identified as the oldest human remains ever found in Western Europe. The partial skull, nicknamed "Pink", dates between 1.1 and 1.

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 and upper jaw – was found in northern Spain in 2022.