Homo erectus in Europe

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Anthropology 1
Homo antecessor
A railroad cutting through hills in
the neighborhood of Burgos in
north central Spain revealed a
series of limestone caves
Sima del Elefante
A rock shelter with human
remains dated to between 1.1 and
1.2 million years ago by
paleomagnetism.
The site has 16 stratigraphic
levels, and the human remains are
in the lowest level.
The site has also produced
percussion-made tools and bones
with butcher marks.