Classifications

Homo georgicus

Name:
Homo georgicus
Parent:
Homo
Age:
1.8 - 1.8 Ma
Time periods:
Calabrian, Pleistocene
Cultures:
Oldowan
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Homo georgicus

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Dmanisi fossils D4500 + D2600

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

NameAge MinAge Max
Dmanisi17700001850000

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