Strange Human Jawbone May be Evidence of an Early Homo Sapiens Presence in Europe

In a shocking discovery, a team of Spanish archaeologists has discovered the remains of a previously unknown ancient human population that lived in Europe approximately 65,000 years ago. This discovery has changed European prehistory and has raised many questions about the relationship between these ancient humans and the later Neanderthals. Are they the ancestors of the Europeans? What was the role of this population in European prehistory? These questions will need to be answered in future investigations. The Discovery of a previously Unknown Human Population may change Our Understanding of Ancient Europe. Remarkably, a 65,000-year-old jawbone from northeastern Spain may be from Europe’s earliest modern humans, or from a mystery hominid. Although scientists are certain that the jawbone is not from a Neanderthal, they are unsure of its exact nature. Known as the ’Banyoles specimen’, scientists came to the conclusion that the mandible’s peculiar shape is unlikely to be