ominins in Europe have a unique history, as the continent was occupied by various hominins, such as Homo neanderthalensis, Homo heidelbergensis, and other hominins from the Iberian Peninsula. Italy also provides many interesting remains, including a femur dated as belonging to the oldest hominin in the Italian Peninsula. At the famous site of Notarchirico (Venosa, Basilicata), a part of a human femur was discovered in 1985, and thanks to excavations that began in 2016, some information about ...

ominins in Europe have a unique history, as the continent was occupied by various hominins, such as Homo neanderthalensis, Homo heidelbergensis, and other hominins from the Iberian Peninsula. Italy also provides many interesting remains, including a femur dated as belonging to the oldest hominin in the Italian Peninsula. At the famous site of Notarchirico (Venosa, Basilicata), a part of a human femur was discovered in 1985, and thanks to excavations that began in 2016, some information about ...