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Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could add some new and important details to the story of human evolution. Fossilized facial bones found on Spain’s Iberian Peninsula suggest the presence of an ancient human species that lived in Western Europe up to 1.4 million years ago, long before modern humans set foot on the European continent. The ancient remains were found in 2022 inside the Sima del Elefante cave in Burgos, Spain, which is part of the greater Atapuerca archaeological site. Only recently was the analysis of these incredibly old hominin bones been completed, and the results of this study have been published in a new article appearing in the journal Nature. The individual whose facial skeleton has been