Dmanisi hominin discoveries

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dmanisi_hominin_discoveries
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:age 1.8 million years
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Homo_georgicus
gptkb:Oldowan_tools
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1991
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:David_Lordkipanidze
gptkbp:fossilRepository gptkb:Georgian_National_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dmanisi hominin discoveries
gptkbp:includes stone tools
mandibles
postcranial remains
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dmanisi,_Georgia
gptkbp:notableFor well-preserved skulls
debate over species classification
evidence of care for elderly individuals
variation in cranial capacity
gptkbp:notableSite open-air site
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Skull_1_(D2280)
gptkb:Skull_2_(D2282/D211)
gptkb:Skull_3_(D2700/D2735)
gptkb:Skull_4_(D3444/D3900)
gptkb:Skull_5_(D4500)
gptkbp:numberOfSkullsFound 5
gptkbp:oldestHomininFossilsOutsideAfrica true
gptkbp:significance earliest evidence of hominins outside Africa
shows morphological diversity within early Homo
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:David_Lordkipanidze
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7