Homo erectus Stands Alone

Top 10 Discoveries of 2013 January/February 2014

Dmanisi, Georgia
(Photo courtesy of Georgian National Museum)
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Five skulls found within a 100-square foot area at the site of Dmanisi—the last of which (above) was recovered in 2005—illustrate the diversity of Homo erectus individuals. The findings might lead to a recategorization of hominin remains dating back 1.8 to 1.5 million years.(Photo courtesy of Georgian National Museum)

The analysis by paleoanthropologists of a skull dated to 1.8 million years ago, found at the site of Dmanisi in Georgia, could result in the recategorization of ancient homi

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