Dmanisi
E206084
Dmanisi is an archaeological site and town in southern Georgia renowned for yielding some of the earliest known hominin fossils outside Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dmanisi canonical | 2 |
| Dmanisi archaeological site | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
paleontological site ⓘ town ⓘ |
| approximateAgeInYears |
1.77 million years
ⓘ
1.8 million years ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Oldowan stone tools
ⓘ
surface form:
Oldowan-like industry
|
| contains |
animal fossils
ⓘ
hominin crania ⓘ mandibles ⓘ postcranial remains ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| D4500Nickname | Skull 5 ⓘ |
| D4500Significance | most complete adult early Homo skull from this age ⓘ |
| distanceFromTbilisi | about 85 km southwest ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Georgian National Museum teams ⓘ |
| excavationsBegan | 1980s ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Early Pleistocene ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMedievalTownRuins | yes ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOTentativeStatus | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfTown | medieval ⓘ |
| homininRemainsCount | multiple individuals ⓘ |
| homininTaxonFound |
Homo erectus
ⓘ
Homo ⓘ
surface form:
Homo georgicus
|
| knownFor |
Lower Pleistocene deposits
ⓘ
Oldowan-like stone tools ⓘ earliest known hominin fossils outside Africa ⓘ early hominin fossils ⓘ well-preserved hominin skulls ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Mashavera River
ⓘ
Pinezaouri River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kvemo Kartli
ⓘ
southern Georgia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | promontory ⓘ |
| majorFossilDiscoveriesBegan | 1990s ⓘ |
| notableSkullDesignation |
D2280
ⓘ
D2282 ⓘ D2700 ⓘ D3444 ⓘ D4500 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dmanisi Municipality ⓘ |
| preservationEnvironment | volcanic sediments ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for early human dispersal out of Africa
ⓘ
insight into variation within early Homo ⓘ key site for studying human evolution ⓘ |
| toolRawMaterial | local basalt ⓘ |
| toolTechnology | simple core-and-flake industry ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListCategory | cultural site ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dmanisi archaeological site