The archaeology and history of Catalonia, Part 1 – first hominins

Homo heidelbergensis group, Atapuerca, by artist Mauricio Antón. From http://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/historia/grandes-reportajes/atapuerca-la-cunade-los-humanos-mas-antiguos-de-europa_7021/3

A million years before modern humans (Homo sapiens) inhabited present-day Catalonia, this northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula was home to communities of hominins who shared the landscape with other large fauna such as mammoth, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, as well as carnivores such as hyena, jaguar, and wolf. Compared to later periods of prehistory, we have … Read more