Biblical scholars periodically get excited when, in the sands of Egypt or the Near East, someone turns up what is called “the world’s oldest Biblical text.” Famed for its comparative ...

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Pink: fragment (ATE7-1) left of the face of an individual assigned to Homo aff. erectus recovered in level TE7 of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). Credit: María D. Guillén / ...