Europe’s first known human wasn’t us
Homo erectus georgicus lived about 1.8 million years ago in Georgia. Other early remains near Atapuerca date to roughly 1 million years ago.Before Us: Europe’s Deep Prehistory
Neanderthals arrive, then vanish
Neanderthals appeared about 150,000 years ago and disappear from the record around 40,000 years ago, with a final refuge in the Iberian Peninsula.Before Us: Europe’s Deep Prehistory
