Classifications
Homo georgicus
- Name:
- Homo georgicus
- Parent:
- Homo
- Age:
- 1.8 - 1.8 Ma
- Time periods:
- Calabrian, Pleistocene
- Cultures:
- Oldowan
Classification Tree
Ancestors
Homo georgicus
species
Children

Dmanisi fossils D4500 + D2600
The Dmanisi people were a population of Early hominins whose fossils have been recovered at Dmanisi, Georgia. The fossils and stone tools recovered at Dmanisi range in age from 1.85–1.77 million years old, making the Dmanisi hominins the earliest well-dated hominin fossils in Eurasia and the best preserved fossils of early Homo from a single site so early in time, though earlier fossils and artifacts have been found in Asia. Though their precise classification is controversial and disputed, the Dmanisi fossils are highly significant within research on early hominin migrations out of Africa. The Dmanisi hominins are known from over a hundred postcranial fossils and five famous well-preserved skulls.
Sites
Name | Age Min | Age Max |
---|---|---|
Dmanisi | 1770000 | 1850000 |
3D Models, Videos and Images
Homo erectus cranium (D2282)
Dmanisi Hominids - Mysterious Archaic Human Origins Explained
National Geographic | Explorer - Dmanisi Hominid Archaeological Site
CNN: Will Georgia dig rewrite history?

Dmanisi fossil D 2280 (Replika)

Dmanisi-D2282. Homo erectus or Homo georgicus
Dmanisi fossils D 2282 + D 211 (Replika)

Jaws from Dmanisi
Dmanisi fossils D2700 + D2735

Dmanisi cranium D2700 (C)
Dmanisi skull

Dmanisi-D3444. Homo erectus or Homo georgicus

Dmanisi fossils D 3444 + D 3900 (Replika)

D4500

Dmanisi fossils D4500 + D2600
Skull in dmanisi archaeological site
Sources
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