27 Aug 2025, 17:12
Archaeologists in Georgia have discovered a 1.8-million-year-old jawbone
- The discovery of the jawbone provides new data about early humans.
- Archaeologists also found fossils of animals and stone tools.
- The findings help to understand the evolution of Homo erectus.
This is reported by NBC News, Asharq Al-Awsat.
In Georgia, archaeologists have discovered a jawbone belonging to an early human species, dating back 1.8 million years. This discovery could shed light on some of the earliest human settlements on the Eurasian continent.
The site of the excavation in Orozmani, smaller than two parking lots, has become the oldest known site of early human remains found outside of Africa. This discovery provides information about the migration of Homo erectus, a species believed to have started moving close to two million years ago.
Georgy Bidzinashvili, a professor of archaeology at Tbilisi State University, stated: "The study of early human and fossil remains from Orozmani allows us to identify the lifestyle of the first colonizers of Eurasia."
The jawbone was found approximately 100 km southwest of the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. Previously, remains of early humans from the same period were also discovered here, along with skulls dating back 1.8 million years in the neighboring village of Dmanisi.
In addition to the jawbone, archaeologists also discovered fossils of animals, including saber-toothed tigers, elephants, wolves, deer, and giraffes, as well as a variety of stone tools.
The study of the jawbone and animal fossils may provide important information about the evolution of early humans after their exit from Africa, including their diet and climatic conditions.
At the excavations in Orozmani, archaeologists are also uncovering new remains of Homo erectus. "On the second day (of the excavations), I found a small piece of a jawbone," said Mailz Aleksander, a graduate anthropology student from Rhode Island University in the USA.
"Whichever depth you dig at five centimeters, there is a good chance that you will find something."
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