
CENIEH is, www.cenieh.es, an international reference in the field of Human Evolution studies, conceived as an essential part of the Human Evolution Complex in Burgos. The research activities are organised in five active multidisciplinary programs and cover Geochronology (dating), Paleoarchaeology (excavation), Paleoanthropology (hominins), Prehistoric Technology (stone tools), and finally Curation, Conservation & Restoration (fossils). As a reference RI in the field, CENIEH forms part of the national map of Research Infrastructures and is therefore entitled to use the national ICTS label (Unique Science & Technology Infrastructure). Moreover, it is listed in MERIL, https://portal.meril.eu. Some of the most relevant paleolithic sites where CENIEH participates or has participated are the Altamira Cave, Atapuerca (where the oldest Europeans were found) and Orce in Spain; Happisburgh (UK), Pirro Nord (IT) and Lézignan-la-Cèbe (France) in Europe; and outside of Europe the Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), Gona (Ethiopia, world’s oldest stone tools), Ain-Hanech (Algeria) and Daoxian, China. CENIEH’s scientific publications include various (cover) articles in Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.