Spanish archaeologists have named the oldest hominid ever found in Europe ‘Pink’ after the legendary English rock band Pink Floyd.
Remains of humankind’s ancient ancestor – dating back 1.4 million years – were unearthed in northern Spain earlier this year.
Now the team who discovered them – Juan Luis Arsuaga, Eudald Carbonell and Jose Maria Bermudez de Castro – have named the hominid ‘Pink’.
