Dmanisi in Georgia holds hominin remains dating to 1.8 million years ago, making it the most special Paleolithic site outside Africa. Researchers note the demographic spread there is almost complete, though whether these hominins were ancestral to later European populations like Atapuerca remains an open question. 🦴
Dmanisi: 1.8-million-year-old hominins in Georgia, earliest outside Africa
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Key facts
- Dmanisi in Georgia preserves hominin remains dated to 1.8 million years ago
- Described as the most special Paleolithic archaeological site outside Africa
- Unclear whether these hominins were ancestral to later European populations like those at Atapuerca 400,000 years later
- Demographic spread at site is considered almost complete
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Sources
D3444 - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Programhumanorigins.si.edu
Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia. Age: About 1.77 million years old Species: Homo erectus. This elderly male belonged to a population of Homo erectus
Dmanisi homininsen.wikipedia.org
The Pleistocene sediments at Dmanisi are deposited directly atop a thick layer of volcanic rock that has been radiometrically dated to 1.85 million years old.
The "homo georgicus", the oldest European man - OBCTbalcanicaucaso.org
The oldest human remains found outside the African continent are in Dmanisi, Georgia, and date back to 1.8 million years ago.
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