The Icy Grip of History Around 1.1 million years ago, a dramatic shift in the climate of southern Europe occurred. Paleoclimate evidence from various studies suggests that temperatures plummeted, leading to conditions that were inhospitable for the early humans of the time. This extreme cooling event, as researchers from UCL and other institutions have found, likely caused the extinction of these early inhabitants. From Warmth to Winter The oldest known human remains in Europe, discovered in Iberia, indicate that early humans had migrated from southwest Asia approximately 1.4 million years ago. The climate during this period was predominantly warm and … Continue reading Did a Mega Ice Age Wipe Out Europe’s First Humans? Truth Revealed!