Oldest Human Fossil , Found in Europe , Named After Pink Floyd.<br />Earlier this year, archaeologists in Spain <br />discovered the remains of an ancient human <br />ancestor dating back 1.4 million years. .<br />It is the oldest hominid ever found in Europe. .<br />'Newsweek' reports that the team who discovered the remains have named the hominid "Pink" in honor of the legendary British rock band Pink Floyd.<br />'Newsweek' reports that the team who discovered the remains have named the hominid "Pink" in honor of the legendary British rock band Pink Floyd.<br />Archaeologists Juan Luis Arsuaga, Eudald Carbonell and <br />Jose Maria Bermudez de Castro said "Pink" was specifically <br />named after the band's classic album, 'Dark Side of the Moon.'.<br />The remains include the left half <br />of the ancient hominid's face, <br />including the maxilla and malar bones.<br />According to 'Newsweek,' the remains were <br />uncovered at Level TE7 at the Sima del Elefante <br />site in the Atapuerca Mountains.<br />According to 'Newsweek,' the remains were <br />uncovered at Level TE7 at the Sima del Elefante <br />site in the Atapuerca Mountains.<br />This is the face of the first European, which promises to be crucial in research on the emergence of modern faces, Fundacion Atapuerca, via 'Newsweek'.<br />The location where Pink was discovered <br />has reportedly yielded the earliest <br />human remains in western Europe.<br />The fragmentary remains of Homo antecessor, dating <br />back 1.2 to 0.8 million years ago, were discovered <br />in Sima del Elefante's Gran Dolina cave in 1994.<br />The fragmentary remains of Homo antecessor, dating <br />back 1.2 to 0.8 million years ago, were discovered <br />in Sima del Elefante's Gran Dolina cave in 1994.<br />Three years later, that species of archaic human was officially described as the last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals
