Over two dozen new human ancestor fossils unearthed at a Spanish cave site suggest these first Europeans may have engaged in cannibalism 850,000 years ago. More than 30 years after the discovery of the first fossils attributed to the prehistoric human species Homo antecessor, new finds at the cave site of Gran Dolina continue to reshape our understanding of the species. Ongoing excavations have found that the adult remains of Homo antecessor buried here preserve cut marks produced during the processing of the bodies, indicating they were victims of cannibalism. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe findings shed more light on the biology, development, social relationships, and behaviour of Homo antecessor around 850,000 years ago. Stone tool found at the site (IPHES)Taken together, the stone tools, animal remains, and human fossils make the cave site one of the finest archaeological records in Europe for understanding the continent's earliest human populations.