c. 1770000 BCE
*Homo* fossils at Dmanisi, Georgia
Human evolution & hominins · Dispersión · Homo temprano · Taxonomía debatida
The Dmanisi crania in present-day Georgia are about 1.77 million years old and are among the earliest fossil evidence of *Homo* outside Africa. Their classification is debated—often included in *Homo erectus*—and variation among the crania has fuelled debates about how many species they represent. This entry documents an early presence outside Africa, not one route or a homogeneous population.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- humanorigins.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Not identified in metadata; document review pending
- Source updated
- 2022-08-30
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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