GENUS HOMO SKULL FOUND IN GEORGIA
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[ August 24th 2005 ]

Russian archaeologists have unearthed a skull belonging to an early member of the genus Homo in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, Associated Press reports. Experts claim the skull dates back more than 1.8 million years and will help researchers track the development and migration of our human ancestors.

Five additional bones or fragments believed to be about the same age have been found in the area, including a jawbone discovered in 1991, said David Lortkipanidze, director of the Georgian National Museum. "Practically all the remains have been found in one place. This indicates that we have found a place of settlement of primitive people."

Million-year-old fossils of hominids - extinct creatures of the extended ancestral family of modern humans - have been found in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, but not in Western Europe, reports AP. Georgia is south of the Caucasus Mountains, east of the Black Sea and northeast of Turkey, but is considered part of Europe.