John of Anina
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In 2002, the oldest modern human remains in Europe
were discovered in a cave near Anina
, Romania
. Nicknamed "Ion din Anina" (John of Anina), his remains (the lower jaw) are some 40,000 years old.
A second expedition by Erik Trinkaus
and Ricardo Rodrigo discovered further fragments (e.g. a skull dated ~36,000 years old, nicknamed "Vasile").
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
were discovered in a cave near Anina
Anina
Anina is a town in southwestern Romania, in Caraş-Severin County, with a population of 10,886 in 2000. The town administers one village, Steierdorf.In 2002, the oldest modern human remains in Europe were discovered in a cave near Anina...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Nicknamed "Ion din Anina" (John of Anina), his remains (the lower jaw) are some 40,000 years old.
A second expedition by Erik Trinkaus
Erik Trinkaus
Erik Trinkaus, PhD, is a prominent paleoanthropologist and expert on Neanderthal biology and human evolution. Trinkaus researches the evolution of the species Homo sapiens and recent human diversity, focusing on the paleoanthropology and emergence of late archaic and early modern humans, and the...
and Ricardo Rodrigo discovered further fragments (e.g. a skull dated ~36,000 years old, nicknamed "Vasile").