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 due to the individual being a hybrid, because it lacks Neanderthal traits.

This could be an even rarer specimen or the oldest fragment of modern humans in Europe. Based on its age, location and the absence of one of Homo sapiens' distinctive features—the chin—the mandible has been investigated throughout the past century but was for a long time thought to be a Neandertal.

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[joanalosm]

Amazing, I had always been told that the Banyoles jaw was a Neandertha specimen.
Tip: the NY in Banyoles is pronounced like GN (eg. D'Artagnan) in French or the letter Ñ (eg. España) in Spanish. Banyoles is the Catalan name for the place where the jaw was found.

[stevejohnson]

There was also Homo antecessor but from a different time. I loved the little shout out to History with Kayleigh, by the way.

[darrylbunch]

Another newly discovered people. Good work. We knew they were there. Now we need to adjust the Evangelical timeline.

[thewatchman]

I really don't get this "out of Africa" BS. Are we supposed to believe that every other animal around the globe also migrated from Africa too? Why would every continent on the planet be capable of sustaining a rich abundance of animal life, but not its own species of man? If Animals can evolve in a geographical location, then so can man. Big cats evolved in every continent on Earth, so did Deer, so did cattle. They didn't "migrate" there, so why would man be different?

[sebastianwrites]

This is good but narration seems a bit automated, and struggled with one of the dates, which I 'still' don't know what it was saying?

[Mulberrysmile]

Since modern humans have been in Australia for at least 50, 000 years, and the Americas for at least 26, 000 years, stating that cro magnum man only arrived in Europe 56, 000 years ago is ridiculous.

[Nikke]

Nice that you have mentioned Kayleigh!
I don't know, but not every Homo sapiens today is blessed with a strong chin. ;)

[YoKhai]

Ahhh the clickbait title, if I didn’t read the channel name I wouldn’t have clicked 🤣

[pietrufarrugia]

"the apex of evolution" - roaches would like a word

[DrCorvid]

Sumerian genesis details several genetics experiments that were considered unsuccessful and put out to pasture before coming up with a decent Adamic using a surrogate divine female womb. It does explain the humanoid archaics and yes some may have hybridized.

[thewatchman]

That's exactly what I'm saying. All lifeforms developed in their own region simultaneously, within a few hundred years of each other, depending on the basic elements and components for sustainable life. Use your logic. We find dinosaur fossils in ever quarter of the globe, so the earth was perfectly suitable to sustain all forms of life for millions of years. When hominids first appeared they were not confined to Africa, but prospered all over the world, so why is it that "modern man" alone could only have come from Africa? It's absurd, and this is where the mental gymnastics are required. Was the rest of the world not capable of evolving "modern man?" Why are Australasian Aboriginal's considered to be "modern man", and yet the claim is that their ancestors came from Africa? How did they get there, because Australia had long been an island continent 300, 000 years ago? Claiming that all animals, birds, and mammals originated from one particular place, (and then migrated) is actually the most ridiculous idea when there is not a shred of tangible scientific evidence to support that claim.

[rajariddock]

Check out the anthropologist Robert Sepher's YouTube channel.

[htennek]

This title needs some grammar for it to make sense to me.

is it being alleged that non-human scientist can explain?

Or that ancient human scientist were discovered and can't explain?

[gortbot]

Lying, cheating, stealing, and murdering each other in ever-increasing numbers. The Apex of Evolution.

[GDworld]

I honestly do believe we developed independently in different regions, did believe the out of africa theory because Africa had so much food why leave ...

[belomolnar]

How about the DNA ? Mixed ? As usuall.

[Halbared]

Interesting to see that other youtuber. She's OK but sometimes gives bad info, I think she can get away with it because of norks.

[WmGood]

You have to remember that paleo-anthropology relies heavily on the scientific method of guesswork. As one scholar put it, piecing this together is akin to trying to determining what the world was like in the 21st century by sorting through two waste baskets from Parliament. BUT, we still have to try and finding anything at all is preferable to nothing. All finds in this science are controversial and subject to constant revision but it is nevertheless progressing ever so slowly.

[warlocksden]

Could the jaw be a product of over abundance due to the new long spears that were in use? We see how a lazy person has slack features and fat accumulating in jowls, could this be the trigger for the new sapian species?

[timhallas]

I hate when people use the phrase "scientists can't explain." The fact is, you haven't asked a scientist.... have you? The fact is, scientists have already explained all of this... you just refuse to accept the truth.