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Homo erectus Dmanisi D3444 skull (cast)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
D3444
Site: Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia
Year of Discovery:
Discovered by: A team led by David Lordkipanidze
Age: About 1.77 million years old
Species: Homo erectus
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This elderly male belonged to a population of Homo erectus that spread from Africa to the Caucasus Mountains in western Asia. Most of his teeth fell out long before he died, and his jaw deteriorated as a result. Members of his social group must have taken care of him. This is some of the earliest known evidence for this kind of group care and compassion in the human fossil record.
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- Title: Homo erectus Dmanisi D3444 skull (cast)
- Location: Dmanisi, Republic of Georgia, Europe
- Type: Skull
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Human Origins Website
- Scientific Name: <i>Homo erectus</i>
- Photo Credit: James Di Loreto and Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Historic Period: About 1.77 million years old
- Field: Anthropology
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