The "Pit of Bones," or Sima de los Huesos in Spanish, is a landmark archaeological site in the Atapuerca Mountains, just outside Ibeas de Juarros in Burgos Province, Spain. Unveiling crucial ...

Found at the Sima del Elefante site in the Atapuerca Mountains, the fossils make up a partial skull comprised of the left side of the face of an adult hominin. The mineralized bones are the ...

The left cheekbone and upper jaw of a partial skull belonging to an extinct human species were discovered at the Sima del Elefante cave near the Atapuerca Mountains in Burgos in 2022, according to ...

Researchers have determined that fossilized bone fragments found in a cave in the Sierra de Atapuerca mountains of northern Spain come from the earliest known face in Western Europe, which ...

The same cave complex in Spain's Atapuerca Mountains where the new fossil was found also previously yielded other significant clues to the ancient human past. Researchers working in the region ...

The same cave complex in Spain's Atapuerca Mountains where the new fossil was found also previously yielded other significant clues to the ancient human past. Researchers working in the region ...

The same cave complex in Spain's Atapuerca Mountains where the new fossil was found also previously yielded other significant clues to the ancient human past. Researchers working in the region ...

The same cave complex in Spain’s Atapuerca Mountains where the new fossil was found also previously yielded other significant clues to the ancient human past. Researchers working in the region ...