Earliest Pleistocene Hominid Cranial Remains from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia: Taxonomy, Geological Setting, and Age

Gabunia, Leo; Vekua, Abesalom; Lordkipanidze, David; C. Swisher, Carl; Ferring, Reid; Justus, Antje; Nioradzé, Médéa; Tvalchrelidze, Merab; C. Antón, Susan; Bosinski, Gerhard; Jöris, Olaf; Lumley, Marie-A.-de; Majsuradze, Givi; Mouskhelishvili, Aleksander

doi:10.1126/science.288.5468.1019

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Earliest Pleistocene Hominid Cranial Remains from Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia: Taxonomy, Geological Setting, and Age

Published in Science • May 12, 2000

Authors:

Leo Gabunia

Abesalom Vekua

David Lordkipanidze

Abstract

Archaeological excavations at the site of Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia have uncovered two partial early Pleistocene hominid crania. The new fossils consist of a relatively complete cranium and a second relatively complete calvaria from the same site and stratigraphic unit that yielded a homini...

Subject

Early Pleistocene

Crania

Pleistocene

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