John of Anina

John of Anina

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").

ee also

* Prehistoric Romania

External links

* [http://www.jurnalul.ro/articol.php?id=1923 Ion din Anina, primul om din Europa] on Jurnalul.ro
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3129654.stm Human fossils set European record] on BBC.co.uk


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