Homo erectus: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

A team led by Leo Gabunia

Is this an original object?

Age

About 1.77 million years old

Summary

For the first several million years of human evolution, early humans lived only in Africa. By about 1.8 million years ago, they began to spread into other parts of the world. There they encountered new environments and new challenges. This Homo erectus skull from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia, is one of the earliest skulls known outside of Africa.

Date of discovery

1999

Original Object Identifier

D2282

Location of Discovery

Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia

Original Object Holding Institution

Georgian National Museum (Republic of Georgia)

Site

Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia

Species

Homo erectus

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200045